Pole Canyon Prospect

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Clay
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012683
MRDS ID D008504
Record type Site
Current site name Pole Canyon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.12663, 40.32244 (WGS84)
Elevation 1811
Relative position ABOUT 23,100 FT. S. 53 E. FROM LEWISTON PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 006S 003W 01 NE OF SW OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore
Sericite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Manning Canyon Shale
    Rock description Manning Canyon Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.12663, 40.32244

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin And Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures And Fissures

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E
    Dip 25N
  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 25N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sedim Entary Basin

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SHALES ARE HIGHLY PULVERIZED. LIMESTONES ARE SHATTERED AND BRECCIATED. VEINS OF CALCITE AND QUARTZ ARE COMMON IN HOSTROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mercur District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT, JOEL., N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8213.

  • Deposit

    BISSELL, H.J., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL. 14, 262P.

  • Deposit

    HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.

  • Deposit

    LARSEN, E.S., AND SHANNON, E.V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAY SHALE IS GREENISH GRAY TO BLACK, PLASTIC, IRON-STAINED, CARBONACEOUS AND KAOLIMITIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Mohammad, Hasan Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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