Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012807
MRDS ID D008755
Record type Site
Current site name Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.85912, 40.05439 (WGS84)
Elevation 1408
Relative position 22,600 FT N 88 W OF TANNER RESERVOIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S NW OF NW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Limestone Ore
Sand Ore
Sandstone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.85912, 40.05439

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Lake Terrace

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 10.06M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 10.06M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mountain Flank

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name West Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • CUMUIATIVE PRODUCTION ESTIMATED TO 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.401HA
    Overall length 85.34M
    Overall width 67.06M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    UTAH STAT DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, 1967, MATERIALS INVENTORY, UTAH COUNTY

  • Production

    THORPE, K.H., 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Thorpe, Kelly H. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.