Ten Mile Potash Deposit

The Ten Mile Potash Deposit is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,961 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

Name: Ten Mile Potash Deposit  

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.68333, -109.81611

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Ten Mile Potash Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ten Mile Potash Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Potassium


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Buttes Gas And Oil


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Green River Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Paradox Basin


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnallite
Ore: Sylvite
Gangue: Halite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Anhydrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DRILLING WILL START ON THIS DEPOSIT TO DETERMINE EXTENT OF POTASH: POTASH IS AT DIFFERENT HORIZONS INCLUDING SYLVITE 5 , 6 , 9 , 13 , 16 , 18 , AND 19 .

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT COVERS ALL OF T 25 S, R 19 E, SECS 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 12 OF T 25 S, R 19 E, SECS. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 15 T 25 S, R 20 E; SECS. 7 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , T 24 S, R 20 E; SECS. 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22, 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 34 , 35 , 36 , T 24 S, R 18 E; AND SECS 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 16 , 17 , 21 , 28 , 32 , 33 OF T 23 S, R 19 E.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEPOSIT COVERS LARGE AREA, RESOURCES ARE GEOLOGIC. MG ORE WOULD COME FROM CARNALITE DEPOSITS


References

Reference (Deposit): HITE, R. J., AND LOHMAN; 1973 , GEOLOGIC APPRAISAL OF PARADOX BASIN SALT DEPOSITS FOR WASTE EMPLACEMENT: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT


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