Mine detail: Close In Deposit

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Location:	Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long:	38.39775, -112.26328
dep_id:	10009249
mrds_id:	D002017
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Potassium, Aluminum
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Medium ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Alunite
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
work_type:	Surface/Underground
alteration:	Alunitization
Reporter:	Hall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C.
hrock_unit:	Bullion Canyon Volcanics
hrock_type:	Latite
arock_type:	Latite
Year first produced:	1914
disc_yr:	1915
discr:	M. Krotki
References:	Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 87 , 89 Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH, USGS BULL. 886 - D, P. 123 - 124 Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89 Deposit:: HILD, J. H., 1946 , EXPLORATION OF ALUNITE DEPOSITS, MARYSVALE, PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 3972 , P. 13 - 14 Deposit:: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 27 - 28 Deposit:: 1938 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 50 Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL G. L. BELL: RESERVE DATA Deposit:: 1942 DIREXPL USBM: PUB Deposit:: WW1 DIREXPL M. KROTKI: ADITS & SHAFT Production:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 87