| Deposit ID | 10012715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008557 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wells Canyon Nickel and Clay Pits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16608, 40.263 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1667 |
| Relative position | 12,800 FT SOUTH OF MANNING TOWNSITE |
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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 27 | SE OF SW OF SE | Utah |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale |
| (1) | -112.16608, 40.263 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Fissures |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30N |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30N |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Mercer |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.066HA |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008557 |
HYATT, E.R., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.
BISSELL, H.J., ET. AL., 1958, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO 14, UT GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M. BULL. 14, 262 P.
ANDERSON, B.J., 1959, NICKEL-ZINC MINERALIZATION IN THE SOUTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS, UTAH: M.S. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH
VAN SANT, JOEL, N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. BUR. OF MINES INF.CIRC. 8213
MOHAMMAD, H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.G.M.S.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NICKEL MINERALS OCCURE AS VEINLETS OF BRIGHT GREEN MATERIAL IN A LIMONITIC MATRIX, AND ALSO AS A MASSIVE GREYISH GREEN SMITHSONITE IN LIMESTONES, EXPOSED IN A ROAD CUT OF 300 SQ FT AREA, NEAR THE CLAY PIT MINERLIZATION IS LOCALIZED TO FRACTURES |
| Deposit | AVERAGE NICKEL CONTENT OF SHALES AND LIMESTONES OF THIS AREA IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 0.1%, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE KNOWN AVERAGE VALUES (0.001% AND 0.0089%, RESPECTIVELY). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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