Powell Pit Mine

Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Clay
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 10276505
MAS/MILS ID 0490490151
Record type Site
Current site name Powell Pit Mine
Alternate or previous names Saratoga Pit Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -111.91999, 40.33164 (WGS84)
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

Saratoga Springs(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 006 S 001 W 03 NWNE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -111.91999, 40.33164

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Interstate Brick Co.
    ID 4200182
    Home office Utah
    Year 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1968 UGMS SPECIAL STUDY NO23

  • Deposit

    1966 UGMS BULL 79

  • Deposit

    1956 UGMS BULL 55

  • Deposit

    03-31-1971 CONSV COMP

  • Deposit

    1970 DIR OF MINING INDUSTRY OF UT 1967 UT GEOL AND MIN SUR

  • Deposit

    BULL 84

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/23/1990
MSHA mine ID4200182
Mine name (MSHA)Powell
Current operatorInterstate Brick Company
Current controller (parent)Harvey Cahoon
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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