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Anderton Clay Pits

Producer in Summit county in Utah, United States with commodity Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011516
MRDS ID D006452
Record type Site
Current site name Anderton Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.49218, 41.03827 (WGS84)
Elevation 1719
Relative position 11000 FT N OF HENEFER CEMENTERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Henefer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Weber(hydrologic unit)

Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003N;004N 004E;004E 03;28,33,34 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Analytical data

Result P.C.E 14 TO 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Henefer Formation
    Rock description Henefer Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) Aspen Shale and Kelvin Formation
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1913

Mining district

District name Henefer Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Anderton Brothers

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE PITS IN SOME BED: 700 FT. X 200 FT., 1900 X 800, 200 X 700, 1100 X 400, 700 X 500

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVEST.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.B.M. I.C.-8213.

  • Deposit

    STRINGHAM, B., 1959, CERAMIC RED CLAY NEAR HENEFER, UT.: I.A.P.G. TENTH ANN. FIELD CONF.

  • Production

    SHRINGHAM, B, 1959, CERAMIC RED CLAY...: IAPG TENTH ANN. FIELD CONF.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PITS ARE OWNED BY VARIOUS COMPANIES BUT ARE ALL WORKED BY THE ANDERTON BROS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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