Mine detail: North Thorpe Hills Mine

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Location: Utah County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.23216, -112.15913
dep_id: 10012149
mrds_id: D007591
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Manning Canyon Formation
hrock_type: Claystone
Structure: Tooele Arch
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
  • Deposit:: DISBROW, A.E., 1957. PRELIM. GEOL. MAP OF THE FIVEMILE PASS QUADS.: U.S.G.S. MAP MF-131.
  • Deposit:: VAN SANT, J.N., 1964. REFRACTORY CLAY DEP. OF UTAH: U.S.B.M. IC - 8213.
  • Deposit:: HYATT, E.P., 1956. CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL 55.
  • Deposit:: 1957 GEOLMAP DISBROW, A.E., 195
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