Ut. Dept. of Hwys. No. 25072

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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097836
MRDS ID D008795
Record type Site
Current site name Ut. Dept. of Hwys. No. 25072

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.80606, 40.00551 (WGS84)
Elevation 1466
Relative position 18,8000 FT. S24W OF TANNER RESERVOIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 001E 27 SE OF SE OF NE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SWELL = .009, PLASTICITY = 2.7, LIQUID LIM = 19.3

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Quartzite Ore
Sand Ore
Sandstone Ore

Analytical data

Result SIEVE ANALYSIS BY PERCENT PASS
Result NO. 4, 57.6%
Result NO. 10, 36.2%
Result NO. 40, 1.5%
Result NO. 200, 12.4%

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) -111.80606, 40.00551

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Basin And Range Faults

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lake Terrace

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name West Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Steel Corp.
    Home office Jefferson City, Tn.

Comments on the workings information

  • UNABLE TO GET ON PROPERTY TO DETERMINE LENGTH, WIDTH, AND OVERALL AREA OF WORKINGS

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 MIN. SURVEY

  • Reserve-Resource

    UTAH STATE DEPT. HYWS., 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO WORKINGS. SEDIMENT TYPE AND CHARACTERISTICS WERE DETERMINED ON ADJACENT LANDS. CONSISTS OF: SAND AND SILT WITH SANDSTONE, LIMESTONE, AND QUARTZITE CLASTS RANGING IN SIZE FROM GRAINS TO 8.0 CM. SOME CLAY PRESENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

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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Operator history (post-MRDS)

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