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Pawnee Mine

Past Producer in Rich county in Utah, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011441
MRDS ID D006302
MAS/MILS ID 0490330026
Record type Site
Current site name Pawnee Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.05578, 41.73854 (WGS84)
Elevation 1957
Relative position 9600 FT NE OF LARSEN SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rich(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Rich

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 012N 008E 32 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone
    Rock description Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.05578, 41.73854
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Woodruff Thrust And Crawford Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 7.01M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 7.01M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crawford Mountain Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Crawford Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private
Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Francisco Chemical Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bradley Estates
    Home office Utah
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL DRIVEN NORTH ALONG WEST LIMB OF SYNCLINE, LATER OPEN CUT TO OPTIMIZE ORE RECOVERY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    KING, D.L., 1967. SAN FRANCISCO CHEMICAL CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

  • Production

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-80 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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