| Deposit ID | 10087456 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007404 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Subsurface Brines of Salduro Quad. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.79863, 40.69632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1285 |
| Relative position | 20,700 FT. SE OF SALDURO SEWAGE DISPOSAL AREA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salduro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonneville Salt Flats(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001S | 017W | 32 | NW OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnallite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Sylvite | Ore |
| Result | TYPICAL ANALYSIS OF CRUDE BRINE IN WEIGHT PERCENTS: KCI, .8-1.2, NACL, 18-24, MGCL2, .9-1.2, MGSO4, .1-.3, CASO4, .2-.4, LICL, .02-.04. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.79863, 40.69632 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| Discoverer | H.S. Gale |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Salt Flats |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaiser Aluminum |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007404 |
NOLAN, T.B., 1927, POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 795, P. 25-44
STEPHENS, J.C., 1974, HYDROGEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF WATER RIGHTS, TECH. PUBL. 4.
BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PRODUCTION OF POTASH..., IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 116.
1914 DIREXPL GALE U.S.G.S. BULL. 540
1927 DIREXPL NOLAN U.S.G.S. BULL. 795
BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PROD. OF POTASH..., IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN SUR. BULL 116.
BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PROD. OF POTASH..., IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 116.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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