Nevada · Lincoln County
Occurrence

C-M Alunite Property

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
AluminumSulfurSulfuric AcidPotassium
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
SecondarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid
TertiaryPotassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAlunite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10149568
MRDS IDDO02131
Alternate namesClover Mountains Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.35557, -114.16892
References
HALL, R. B. WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUMRESOURCES--ALUNITE. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONALPAPER 1076-A, 1978, P. 412.PARKINSON, G. GOLDEN PILOT PLANT POINTS WAYTO 500,000 TPY ALUMINA FROM ALUNITE MINE AND PLANT INUTAH. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 175, NO. 8, 1974,PP. 75-78.TSCHANZ, C. M., AND E. H. PAMPEYAN. GEOLOGY ANDMINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINESAND GEOL. BULL. 73, 1970, 186 PP.WALKER, W. W., AND D. N. STEVENS. THE EARTHSCIENCES-NATIONAL SOUTHWIRE ALUNITE-TO-ALUMINA PROJECT.PAPER IN LIGHT METALS, ED. BY FORBERG AND HELGE.AIME, V. 3, 1974, PP. 683-688.