| Deposit ID | 10042216 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058602 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chief Lime Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Homansville Or Saddle Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.07857, 39.97801 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 1700 FT S30W OF LIME PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eureka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 002W | 04 | SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Fitchville;Gardison | ||
| Rock description | Fitchville;Gardison | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.07857, 39.97801 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.18M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 5.18M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Discoverer | Chief Consolidated Mining Co |
| Year of first production | 1924 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chief Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Home office | New York, Ny. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058602 |
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.
COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.
MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.
LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.
KEISER, H.D., 1928, CHIEF LIME QUARRY, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 126, PG 298-299, NUMBER 8.
TOWER, G.W. AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, GEOLOGY AND MINING INDUSTRY OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH; USGS 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, PLATE 78, PG 626.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL QUARRY, PRODUCED 40 T/D |
| Deposit | ONLY RUINS OF PLANT REMAIN N35A IS CAP ROCK; N30A IS 17 FT. DEEP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1920S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | James, Laurence P. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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