Moab Canyon Deposit

Occurrence in Grand county in Utah, United States with commodities Magnesite, Potassium
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203181
MRDS ID DB00144
MAS/MILS ID 0490190273
Record type Site
Current site name Moab Canyon Deposit
Related records 10088009

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.6676, 38.62438 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grand(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Bar Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colorado-Kane Springs(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(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 Grand

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 026 S 020 E 23 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.6676, 38.62438

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sawyer Construction, Texas Gulf, Bu Hes Resources
    Interest 100
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.