South Extension Property

The South Extension Property is a potassium mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: South Extension Property
Secondary: S-X Property

Commodity

Primary: Potassium
Tertiary: Aluminum

Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Wah Wah Mountains

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Federal Lease
Type: State Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Info Year: 1993

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1971
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Kaolinite
Unknown: Microcline
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Alunite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N PROJECT, BEAVER CO. THE PLANT COSTS FOR THE PV & SX PROJECTS IS ENTERED ASSUMING PLANT PER DEPOSIT, APPROX. SIMILAR TO THE N-G PLANT. THIS IS REALIZING THAT THE PV & SX DEPOSITS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SUPP PLANT. THE PRESENT RESOURCE BASE FOR THE S-X & P-V DEPOSITS PROBABLY JUSTIFY ONLY ONE PLANT TO SERVICE BOTH DEPOSITS. TRANS. REC.160-ASSUME SHIPPING POINT TO BE POTENTIAL P-V PLA LUND T32S,R14W,IRON CO. UTAH. ASSUME DESTINATION OF CONC. TO BE THE DALLES OREGON. ESTIMATED 5 YRS. WILL BE REQUIRED TO BRING DEPOSIT TO PRODUC GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). THE SX AND PV PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN JOINTLY DESCRIBED WITHIN THE DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT. THE REPORT IS IN THE SX PROPERTY FILE. RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. LAST INPUT SEPT. 13, 1976

References

Reference (Deposit): REF. FOR SOME OF THE DATA IS STATEMENT BY D.N. BLOOM,EARTH S

Reference (Deposit): INC. BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECON. GROWTH, CONGRESS U.S.JULY

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