Ut. Dept. of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 18046

Producer in Salt Lake 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041994
MRDS ID M058118
Record type Site
Current site name Ut. Dept. of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 18046

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.89051, 40.48577 (WGS84)
Elevation 1433
Relative position 3,500 FEET S 61 E OF STATE PRISON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salt Lake(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jordan Narrows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jordan(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Salt Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 004S 001W 07 NW OF NW OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FILL MATERIALS, ROAD BASE, SAND AND GRAVEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.89051, 40.48577

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lake Terrace

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of last production 1981

Mining district

District name Camp Williams Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Staker Rock Products

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.568HA
    Overall length 82.3M
    Overall width 73.15M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSISTS OF 2 PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UTAH STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, 1964, MATERIALS INVENTORY, SALT LAKE COUNTY

  • Deposit

    BISHOP, C, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Reserve-Resource

    UT. DEPT OF HIGHWAYS, 1964, P. 12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAIR SORTING, SUBROUNDED, CLASTS SIZE FROM 1 INCH. TO CLAY SIZE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Bishop, Charles E. (Tripp, Bryce T.) Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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