P-V Property

Prospect in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodities Aluminum, Potassium, Sulfur
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 10203410
MAS/MILS ID 0490210001
Record type Site
Current site name P-V Property
Alternate or previous names Pine Valley

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.66272, 38.04687 (WGS84)
Elevation 1974
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bible Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 032 S 016 W 05 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Potassium Primary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Microcline Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.66272, 38.04687

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 113M
    Length 1830M
    Width 305M
    Area 359HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 359
    Date of Last Modification 810729

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Wah Wah Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
    Year 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 56HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .67
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 50
    Capacity 9072
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .85
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY RECORD 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE PROJECT, BEAVER CO., UTAH. TRANSPORTATION - ASSUME SHIPPING POINT IS THE P-V ASSUMED TO BE BUILT NEAR LUND T32S, R14W, IRON CO., UTAH. ASSUME DESTINATION OF CONC. TO BE THE DALLES, OREGON. ESTIMATED 5 YEARS WOULD BE NEEDED TO BRING THIS DEPOSIT TO T PRODUCTION STAGE. THE PRESENT RESOURCE BASE FOR THE P-V & S-X DEPOSITS WOULD P JUSTIFY ONLY ONE PLANT TO SERVICE BOTH DEPOSITS. GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO RECORD 130 EXPLORATION $ 731000. RECORD 130 DEVELOPMENT $ 350000. RECORD 130 EQUIPMENT $ 4292000. RECORD 130 WORKING CAPITAL $ 670000. RECORD 151 WORKING CAPITAL $19800000. ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. LAST INPUT SEPT. 13, 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-96 Salisbury U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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