The American Mud and Chemical is a bentonite mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 6,240 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Bentonite
Lat, Long: 37.58611, -112.08694
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American Mud and Chemical MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Mud and Chemical
Commodity
Primary: Bentonite
Tertiary: Subbituminous
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Alton Coal Field/Cannonville
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Owner Name: Byron Davies
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tropic Amphitheater
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR/BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 80 - 105 BBLS. OF GEL/TON
Analytical Data: PLASTIC, ATTERBURG EQUALS 90 , PERCENT DRY SHRINKAGE EQUALS 19 , HARD WORKING, STICKY, WARPS AND CRACKS
Materials
Ore: Bentonite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): IN-PLACE
Comment (Commodity): STEAM
Comment (Reserve-Resource): THIN COAL BEDS, 1 - 2 FEET, MOSTLY DISCONTINUOUS, IN-PLACE
Comment (Development): L30 COAL BY GEOLOGIC INFERENCE ; MILL.CAP: 120 TPY ; ECON.YEAR: 1960 ; ECON.COM: CLOSED 1960
Comment (Deposit): COAL BEDS ABOVE CLAY ARE THIN AND DISCONTINOUS.
Comment (Workings): RIM STRIPPING
Comment (Location): ALSO SECTIONS 23 , 24 , AND 25
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBISON, R. A., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF THE TROPIC AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 18 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , SOUTHWESTERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY MONO. 1 , P. 43 - 45 .
Reference (Deposit): OLSEN AND WILLIAMS, 1960 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FIVE COUNTY AREA, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH: UTAH ST. UNIVERSITY, UTAH RES. SERIES - 8 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON UTAH STATE UNIV., UTAH RES. SERIES 8
Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON UGMS
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H. H., 1975
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , P. 151 - 152
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