Emma-Albion Mine

Past Producer in Garfield county in Utah, United States with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154639
MRDS ID DB01230
MAS/MILS ID 0490170243
Record type Site
Current site name Emma-Albion Mine
Related records 10088231

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.89466, 38.10558 (WGS84)
Elevation 2207
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Garfield(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antimony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Loa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Fork Sevier(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Dixie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Garfield

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 031 S 001 W 21 SWSWNE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Epsomite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Orpiment Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Realgar Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Landslides

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 08N
    Thickness 1M
    Length 460M
    Width 460M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N10W:08N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1879
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1879
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Coyote District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Melville Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • MELVILLE LIMITED IS A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AS DEFINED UNDER UTAH CORPORATE LAW. IT IS A WHOLLY-OWNED FAMILY CORPORATION HEADED BY MARVIN A. MELVILLE. THE SEVEN FAMILY MEMBERS EACH HOLD AN EQUAL INTEREST IN THE PATENTED CLAIMS UNDER THE TERMS OF INCORPORATION. MARVIN A. MELVILLE, FATHER, HEAD-OF-HOUSEHOLD 16% OWNER RENEE R. MELVILLE, 14% OWNER MARTY MELVILLE, 14% OWNER SHARI MELVILLE, 14% OWNER MINDY MELVILLE, 14% OWNER RENEE B. MELVILLE, CUSTODIAN FOR: SHELLY MELVILLE, 14% OWNER MOLLY JEAN MELVILLE, 14% OWNER

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .61
    Percent Waste Rock 71.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 2
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 5
    Capacity 28
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 19.31
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALLAGHAN,EUGENE,1973,COYOTE MINING DISTRICT IN MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY,UTAH AND ADJOINING

  • Deposit

    AREA:UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 102

  • Deposit

    P. 58-66, PLATE 9.

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL,THOMPSON,1907,REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,THE

  • Deposit

    UTAH ANTIMONY COMPANY:5 P.

  • Deposit

    SMITH,THEODORE LEE,1957,THE GEOLOGY OF ANTIMONY CANYON AREA

  • Deposit

    GARFIELD AND PIUTE COUNTIES,UTAH:UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY MASTERS THESIS,P. 1, 3, &32.

  • Production

    TRAVER,W.M.,1949,INVESTIGATION OF COYOTE CREEK ANTIMONY

  • Production

    DEPOSITS,GARFIELD COUNTY,UTAH:U.S.BUREAU OF MINES R.I.4470

  • Production

    30 P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOELLING,HELLMUT,1982,PERSONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH

  • Reserve-Resource

    M.R.DALEY DURING DECEMBER 1982 AND JANUARY 1983.

  • Deposit

    BUTLER,B.S.,LOUGHLIN,G.F.,HEIKES,V.C.,AND OTHERS,1920,THE

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH:U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111

  • Deposit

    P. 562-563.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP,BRYCE T.,1982,CRIB RECORDS COMPILED BY UTAH GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    AND MINERAL SURVEY FOR U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY:STATE OF UTAH

  • Deposit

    NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY REPORTING FORMS FOR CRIB

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES COMPUTER FILE, 70 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S.BUREAU OF MINES,1950,MATERIALS SURVEY ANTIMONY:P. III-22

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE NUMBERS WERE USED TO CREATE THE ANTIMONY CANYON GROUP REPORT: 0490170132 ALTA MINE 0490170140 BALTIMORE-MARYLAND MINE 0490170243 EMMA-ALBION MINE 0490170251 FAULT-SLICE MINE 0490170257 GEM MINE 0490170332 MAMMOTH MINE 0490170380 PLUTO MINE STAR 0490170436 STEBINITE MINE 0490170439 STELLA MINE 0490170546 WINNER MINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-FEB-95 Daley, Michael R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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