Mine detail: Desert Mtn. Pass Borrow Pit-5

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Location: Juab County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.79189, -112.5483
dep_id: 10011540
mrds_id: D006525
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Quartzite, Sand
gangue: Clay, Quartz
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Wave Action
ore_ctrl: Lake Terrace
Reporter: Stegan, Ralph J.
hrock_unit: Lake Bonneville Formation
hrock_type: Gravel,Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: STEGEN, R.J., 1979, UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. ON SITE INVEST
  • Production:: STEGEN, R.J., 1979, UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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