Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit No. 25040

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012782
MRDS ID D008696
Record type Site
Current site name Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit No. 25040

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.61078, 40.18995 (WGS84)
Elevation 1390
Relative position 2400 FT. N 10 W OF U.S. FISH HATCHERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Springville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spanish Fork(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 007S 003E 21 SW OF SE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore
Shale Ore

Analytical data

Result SLEVE ANALYSIS IN PERCENT: 5 IN., 89.8
Result NO. 4, 38.2
Result NO. 10, 30.5
Result NO. 40, 24
Result NO. 200, 17.2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Lake Bonneville Formation
    Rock description Lake Bonneville Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.61078, 40.18995

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lake Terrace

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 4.57M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mountain Flank

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Provo Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner L. E. And Howard Thorpe

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.158HA
    Overall length 81.69M
    Overall width 26.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • PART OF THE PIT HAS BEEN BULLDOZED AND IS NOW A LOT FOR HEAVY MACHINERY. ORIGINAL LENGTH, WIDTH, AND AREA IS NOT KNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UTAH STATE DEPT OF HWYS, 1967, MATERIALS INVENTORY, UTAH COUNTY

  • Deposit

    THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    BAKER, A.A., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SPRINGVILLE QUAD, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-1103

  • Production

    THORPE, K.H., 1981

  • Reserve-Resource

    UTAH STATE DEPT OF HWYS, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ SAND AND SILT WITH ANGULAR QUARTZITE CLASTS RANGING IN SIZE FROM 0.8 TO 4.5 CM. FEW LIMESTONE CLASTS PRESENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Thorpe, Kelly H. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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