American Mud and Chemical

The American Mud and Chemical is a peat and bentonite mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 6,234 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: American Mud and Chemical  

State:  Utah

County:  Garfield

Elevation: 6,234 Feet (1,900 Meters)

Commodity: Peat, Bentonite

Lat, Long: 37.5861, -112.08690

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American Mud and Chemical MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American Mud and Chemical


Commodity

Primary: Peat
Primary: Bentonite


Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield


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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Byron Davies
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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


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

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References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING 1975 GEOL MIN RES GARFIELD CO UT UGMS BULL 107

Reference (Deposit): TE UNIV UT RES SER 8

Reference (Deposit): OLSEN AND WILLIAMS 1960 MIN RES OF FIVE CO AREA SW UT UT STA

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING 1972 SW UT COAL FIELDS UGMS MONO P 43-45

Reference (Deposit): 18

Reference (Deposit): ROBISON 1966 GEOL COAL RES TROPIC AREA GARFIELD CO UT UGMS 5


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