Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon

The Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon is a aluminum mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation:

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 33.1475, -108.21222

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Satelite image of the Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon

Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon
Secondary: Alum Rock
Secondary: Gila River Alum Deposits, Copperas Creek


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): HALL, R.B., 1978, WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1976-A, 35 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAYES, C.W., 1907, THE GILA RIVER ALUM DEPOSITS [NEW MEXICO]: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 315, P. 215-224.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHROP, H.R., AND WHITNEY, GENE, 1987, CLAYS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS IN THE ALUM MOUNTAIN FOSSIL GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM NEAR GILA HOT SPRINGS, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN ZEO-TRIP '87, ED. F.A. MUMPTON: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NATURAL ZEOLITES, P. 1-12.


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