Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #17019

Producer in Rich 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 10107500
MRDS ID D006317
Record type Site
Current site name Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #17019

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.35579, 41.48021 (WGS84)
Elevation 2219
Relative position 2.20 MILES N62W OF WOODRUFF CREEK DAM SPILLWAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rich(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meachum Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Rich

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009N 005E 34 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartzite Ore
Sandstone Ore
Quartz Gangue
Clay Unknown

Analytical data

Result SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING: 3":5.3
Result 71":22.9
Result AFTER: 1":100
Result 1/2":71.0
Result #4:46.2
Result #10:34.6
Result #40:22.3
Result #200:11.3
Result LIQUID LIMIT: 18.2
Result PLASTICITY INDEX: NP
Result SWELL: .009
Result A.A.S.H.O. CLASSIFICATION: A-1-A

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Alluvium
    Rock description Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.35579, 41.48021

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Woodruff Thrust-Cache Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Woodruff Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE
    Thickness 12.19M
    Length 1828.8M
    Width 457.2M
    Depth to top 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • River Terrace

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Crawford, Mts District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Osro Cornia

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES NOT KNOWN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 13.963HA
    Overall length 228.6M
    Overall width 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • AVERAGE DEPTH IS 15 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, MATERIALS AND RESEARCH DIVISION, MATERIALS INVENTORY SECTION

  • Deposit

    UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, MATERIALS INVENTORY OF CACHE AND RICH COUNTIES

  • Deposit

    STEGEN, R.J., 1979. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.

  • Deposit

    1961 DIREXPL UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAY

  • Production

    STEGEN, R.J., 1979 UT. GEO. AND MINERAL SUR. ON SITE INVEST.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATERIALS ARE SUBROUNDED TO WELL ROUNDED, MOSTLY EQUANT IN SHAPE, INTERBEDS OF SAND, SILT AND CLAY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Stegan, Ralph J. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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