| Deposit ID | 10012829 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008786 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salem Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Sumison Pit |
| Related records | 10276380 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.6405, 40.03578 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1542 |
| Relative position | 8450 FT. S 81 E OF SALEM CITY CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spanish Fork(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003E | 18 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| (1) | -111.6405, 40.03578 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault Zone |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Spanish Fork Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Valley Asphalt |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.397HA |
| Overall length | 105.46M |
| Overall width | 62.79M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008786 |
SOWE, CARLTON, H., 1977, UTAH MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATOR DIRECTORY 1977: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULL. 111
THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
THORPE, K.H., 1981,
THORPE, K.H., 1981
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAND AND SILT WITH ABUNDANT SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE CLASTS. CLASTS ARE SUBANGULAR AND AVERAGE 6 CM IN SIZE. SOME CEMENTATION PRESENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Thorpe, Kelly H. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 11/04/2020 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4201601 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Salem Pit |
| Current operator | Geneva Rock Products Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | CCI (Clyde Companies Inc) |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (352 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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