Mine detail: Earth Science Alunite Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.27552, -113.52498

Resource(M)

Primary:	Aluminum
Ore:	Alunite
Orebody form:	BLANKET
Discovery year:	1970

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Carbonates, Fish Haven Dolo;Eureka Qtzite
Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Rhyolite
Structure:	Basin And Range, Local Faults
Tectonic:	Orogenic Belt, Cordilleran
Alteration processes:	Hydrothermal

References

MRDS	D004611
DEP	10010707
Reference	{Deposit:: PARKINSON, GERALD, 1974, ARTICLE: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, P. 75-78}{Production:: EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.