C-M Alunite Property

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Nevada, United States with commodities Aluminum, Potassium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149568
MRDS ID DO02131
MAS/MILS ID 0320170001
Record type Site
Current site name C-M Alunite Property
Alternate or previous names Clover Mountains Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.16892, 37.35557 (WGS84)
Elevation 1610
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacks Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clover Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

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

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 S 070 E 09 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Potassium Tertiary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown
Alunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.16892, 37.35557

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 16M
    Length 3000M
    Width 3000M
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 850814
  • Thickness 16M
    Length 3000M
    Width 3000M
    Area 783HA
    Depth to top 6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 783
    Date of Last Modification 830421

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Earth Sciences, Inc.
    Interest 50
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION;NO MILL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX TONNAGE AND GRADE FIGURES WERE DETERMINED BY HUSTEAD OF GEORGIA TECH.
  • NO PUBLISHED RESERVE-RESOURCE INFORMATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 783HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .71
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 17181
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 7830
    Unit Production Cost 1.62
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALL, R. B. WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES--ALUNITE. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL

  • Deposit

    PAPER 1076-A, 1978, P. 412.

  • Deposit

    PARKINSON, G. GOLDEN PILOT PLANT POINTS WAY

  • Deposit

    TO 500,000 TPY ALUMINA FROM ALUNITE MINE AND PLANT IN

  • Deposit

    UTAH. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 175, NO. 8, 1974,

  • Deposit

    PP. 75-78.

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ, C. M., AND E. H. PAMPEYAN. GEOLOGY AND

  • Deposit

    MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    AND GEOL. BULL. 73, 1970, 186 PP.

  • Deposit

    WALKER, W. W., AND D. N. STEVENS. THE EARTH

  • Deposit

    SCIENCES-NATIONAL SOUTHWIRE ALUNITE-TO-ALUMINA PROJECT.

  • Deposit

    PAPER IN LIGHT METALS, ED. BY FORBERG AND HELGE.

  • Deposit

    AIME, V. 3, 1974, PP. 683-688.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JAN-94 Mcmahan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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