Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit No. 25021

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. 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. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098487
MRDS ID M058181
Record type Site
Current site name Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit No. 25021

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.86635, 40.27411 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position 4700 FT N. 47 DEG. W. OF PUMPING STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pelican Point(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 006S 001E 29 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
Limestone Ore
Quartzite Ore

Analytical data

Result SIEVE ANALYSIS BY PERCENT PASSING 1/2 INCH, 55.2
Result NO. 4, 30.5
Result NO. 8, 24.5
Result NO. 200, 5.8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Lake Bonneville Formation
    Rock description Lake Bonneville Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium and colluvium

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin And Range

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mountain Flank

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Pelican Point Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mendenhall And Cedarstrom

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.263HA
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 30.48M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BISHOP, C., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS

  • Production

    BISHOP, C., 1981

  • Reserve-Resource

    UTAH STATE DEPT. OF HWYS., 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SORTING IS FAIR, CLASTS ARE SUBROUNDED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Bishop, Charles E. (Tripp, Bryce T.) Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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