Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #11026

Past Producer in Iron 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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101609
MRDS ID D005476
Record type Site
Current site name Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #11026

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.85135, 37.76415 (WGS84)
Elevation 2265
Relative position 6600 FT. NE OF WHITE HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parowan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 035S 009W 15 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNSORTED ALLUVIUM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Basalt Ore
Quartzite Ore
Sandstone Ore

Analytical data

Result SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING: GT3"=0%
Result GT1"=31.7%
Result AFTER CRUSHING: 1"=100%
Result 1/2"=69.9%
Result #4=44.8%
Result #10=37%
Result #40=29.4%
Result #200=6%. LIQUID LIMIT = 15.3. NONPLASTIC, SWELL=.010. A-1-A

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Undivided Volcanics
    Rock description Undivided Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Unconsolidated Alluvial Surfaces
    Rock description Unconsolidated Alluvial Surfaces
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hurricane Fault System

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE
    Thickness 4.57M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Alluvial Fan

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.1HA
    Overall length 30M
    Overall width 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXCAVATION HAS OCCURRED AT TWO CONTIGUOUS SITE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL BEING REMOVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS MATERIALS INVENTORY

  • Deposit

    UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, MATERIALS INVENTORY, 1965, IRON COUNTY

  • Deposit

    1962 DIREXPL UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAY

  • Production

    WILBERG, D.E., 1979.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANGULAR TO SUBANGULAR; BLOCK TO EQUANT; PEBBLES, COBBLES, BOULDERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Wilberg, Dale E. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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