Clinton Pit

Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Fire Clay (Refractory)
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204248
MAS/MILS ID 0490490096
Record type Site
Current site name Clinton Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -111.95659, 40.39914 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jordan Narrows(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)

Federal lands

Military Reservation(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005 S 001 W 09 SWSENW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -111.95659, 40.39914

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Military Reservation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Utah Fire Clay Co
    ID 4200064
    Home office Utah
    Year 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALSO MSHA #4201045

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT JOEL REFRACTORY CLAY DEP OF UT US BUREAU OF MINES

  • Deposit

    INFO CIRC 8213

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/27/1987
MSHA mine ID4200064
Mine name (MSHA)Clinton Mine
Current operatorInterpace Corp
Current controller (parent)Jon Rhine
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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