Sorenson Sand & Gravel Pit

Producer in Salt Lake county in Utah, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276799
MAS/MILS ID 0490350055
Record type Site
Current site name Sorenson Sand & Gravel Pit
Alternate or previous names Copperton Sand & Gravel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.0994, 40.56634 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Copperton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003 S 002 W 08 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.0994, 40.56634

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sorenson Sand And Gravel Co
    ID 4201113
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1978 Stringer 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 03/21/2022
MSHA mine ID4201113
Mine name (MSHA)Sorensen Sand & Gravel
Current operatorSorensen Sand & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Shannon Sorensen
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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