Salem Pit

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276380
MRDS ID D008786
MAS/MILS ID 0490490155
Record type Site
Current site name Salem Pit
Alternate or previous names Sumison Pit
Related records 10012829

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.64138, 40.03635 (WGS84)
Elevation 1515
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009 S 003 E 18 NWNWNE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.64138, 40.03635

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Valley Asphalt
    ID 4200412
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Valley Asphalt
    ID 4200412
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UTAH GEOL & MIN SUR BULL 111

  • Deposit

    UTAH GEOL & MIN SUR FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/22/1999
MSHA mine ID4200412
Mine name (MSHA)PORTABLE VA-1
Current operatorValley Asphalt Inc
Current controller (parent)U S Aggregate Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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