The Sugarloaf Butte Alunite is a aluminum mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,401 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 33.6331, -114.31560
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Sugarloaf Butte Alunite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sugarloaf Butte Alunite
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Quartzsite
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ropp Brothers
Info Year: 1935
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Alunite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION IS NECESSARY TO PROVE THIS PROPERTY. THOENEN (1941) HAS ESTIMATED THAT THE PROPERTY MAY HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL AS A VERY LARGE, LOW-GRADE, OPEN PIT STRIP MINE.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THOENEN, J.R. ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BUMINES RI 3561, 1941, 48 PP.
Reference (Deposit): HEINEMAN R E S 1935 ENG MIN JNL V 136 P 138-139
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