Mine detail: Sunny Slope Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.48858, -112.24606

Resource(B)

Tertiary:	Aluminum, Potassium
Ore:	Alunite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Host type:	Latite
Associated type:	Latite
Alteration processes:	Alunitization Of Latite And Tuff

References

MRDS	D002007
DEP	10094253
Reference	{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108 .}{Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108 , 111}{Deposit:: 1918 DIREXPL UNKNOWN: ADIT}{Deposit:: 1943 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 65 .}
Reporter	Hall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C.