Clay Canyon Northwestern Clay Pit

Past Producer 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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012723
MRDS ID D008567
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Canyon Northwestern Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.17552, 40.28577 (WGS84)
Elevation 1902
Relative position 5300 FT S 35 W OF MANNING TOWNSITE

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)

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 Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 006S 003W: 22 NW OF SW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sericite Ore
Variscite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Dolomitization And 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) -112.17552, 40.28577

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N15E
    Dip 25NE
  • General form BLANKET
    Dip 25NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sedimentary Basin

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SHALES AND LIMESTONES ARE HIGHLY DEFORMED. SHALES ARE PULVERIZED AND SLIGHTLY PERICITIZED. LIMESTONES ARE BRECCIATED, DOLMITIZED, AND SILICIFIED. VEINS OF CALCITE AND QUARTZ ARE COMMON IN COUNTRY ROCKS .

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mercur District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.307HA
    Overall length 106.68M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PITS OF 200' X 50' FT. AND 150' X 50' SIZE; MANY OTHER 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.

  • Production

    MOHAMMAD, HASAN, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.G.M.S.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SHALE IS GREENISH GRAY TO BLACK, PLASTIC, IRON-STAINED, SOMETIMES CARBONACEOUS, SILICEOUS, CALEAREOUS AND SLATY IN NATURE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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