The Moab Canyon Deposit is a potassium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Potassium
Lat, Long: 38.6244, -109.66690
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Moab Canyon Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moab Canyon Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Potassium
Tertiary: Magnesite
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
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
Type: State Lease
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sawyer Construction, Texas Gulf, Bu Hes Resources
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HITE 1973, GEOLOGIC APPRAISALS OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSIT
Reference (Deposit): S FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT; USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT.
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