| Deposit ID | 10012746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008607 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copperton Gravel Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.08691, 40.56716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 3750 FT. N 82 E OF BINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 002W | 08 | SE OF SW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Granite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.08691, 40.56716 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.051HA |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008607 |
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 145P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
BISHOP, C., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
BISHOP, C., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION; UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PEBBLES AND GRAVELS; SORTING IS POOR; ANGLUR TO SUB ANGLUR; ROUNDED TO SUBROUNDED; EMBEDDED IN A PILTY AND CLAYEY MATRIX; CARBONATE COATINGS ON PEBBLES AND GRAVELS ARE COMMON |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Bishop, Charles E. (Mohammad, Hasan) | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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