Mine detail: Utah Dept of Highways Pit #11058

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Location: Iron County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.54998, -113.20163
dep_id: 10011317
mrds_id: D005926
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: WEDGE
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Fluvial Transport & Sedimentation
ore_ctrl: Alluvial Fan
Reporter: Wilberg, Dale E.
hrock_unit: Unconsolidated Alluvial Surface
hrock_type: Rhyolite,Quartz Latite,Basalt
arock_unit: Ouichapa Formation
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Hurricane Fault System
tectonic: Cordilleran Hingeline
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: UTAH DEPT OF HIGHWAY
  • Deposit:: UTAH DEPT OF HIGHWAY, MATERIAL INVENTORY, IRON COUNTY, 196
  • Deposit:: 1963 DIREXPL UTAH DEPT OF HIGHWAY
  • Production:: WILBERG, D E, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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