Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

White Hills

Piute County, Utah, United States
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
GangueJarosite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureRed Hills Caldera And Central Intrusive, Sevier Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Transition
AlterationAlunitization, Silicification, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088088
MRDS IDDB00563
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48553, -112.16272
References
SRC.REF: CHALLOGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERALCALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P 92 - 981944 DIREXPL USBM REPT. OF INV. 19461973 RECON UGMS BULL 102