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Pfeiffer Canyon Upper Prospects

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Calcium, Stone, Dimension
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041970
MRDS ID M058057
Record type Site
Current site name Pfeiffer Canyon Upper Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.94996, 40.19466 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 5,100 FT S 74 W OF SOLDIERS PASS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soldiers Pass(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 007S 001W 21 SE OF SE OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary
Stone, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Oquirrh
    Rock description Oquirrh
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.94996, 40.19466
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Lake Mountain Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Soldiers Pass Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.018HA
    Overall length 42.67M
    Overall width 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN CUT EXPOSES CALCITE VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRUILAR NO. 35, 33 P.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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