Mineral resources of the Swasey Mountain and Howell Peak Wilderness Study Areas, Millard County, Utah

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5712018

Lindsey, D A; Zimbelman, D R; Campbell, D L; Duval, J S; Cook, K L; Podwysocki, M H; Brickey, D W; Yambrick, R A; Tuftin, S E

The Swasey Mountain and the Howell Peak Wilderness Study Areas are underlain by an east-dipping sequence of carbonate rocks, shale, and quartzite of Cambrian age. The Sand Pass mineralized area, immediately northwest of the Swasey Mountain Wilderness Study Area, contains numerous occurrences of jasperoid, small igneous intrusions of Tertiary age, and geochemical anomalies; the mineralized area has been explored for gold. Although no identified resources of metals are known in or near the wilderness study areas, the distribution of geologic structures and stream-sediment geochemical anomalies indicates there is a moderate potential for undiscovered resources of lead, zinc, copper, molybdenum, silver, and gold. An area of moderate potential for undiscovered resources of these metals extends south and east into the Swasey Mountain Wilderness Study Area from the Sand Pass mineralized area. A second area of moderate potential for undiscovered resources of these metals extends from the southern part of the Swasey Mountain Wilderness Study Area across the western part of the Howell Peak Wilderness Study Area. Both study areas contain inferred subeconomic resources of quartzite, high-purity limestone, and sand and gravel. Both areas have moderate resource potential for high-purity limestone and dolomite. Fossils, especially trilobites, of interest to collectors are present in both areas. The potential for undiscovered resources is moderate for oil and gas and is low for geothermal energy within the study areas. There is no potential for undiscovered resources of coal.

• OSTI ID: 5712018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
580100* -- Geology & Hydrology-- (-1989)
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM CARBONATES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATE ROCKS
CARBONATES
CENOZOIC ERA
COAL DEPOSITS
COPPER
DOLOMITE
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FOSSILS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GOLD
LEAD
LIMESTONE
MAGNESIUM CARBONATES
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
METALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
MOLYBDENUM
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESOURCES
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SILVER
SURVEYS
TERTIARY PERIOD
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
US DOI
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
UTAH
ZINC