Mine detail: Gravel Pit

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Location: Utah County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.02106, -111.79828
dep_id: 10012815
mrds_id: D008765
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Clay, Limestone, Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Lacustrine
ore_ctrl: Mountain Flank
Reporter: Thorpe, Kelly H.
hrock_unit: Lake Bonneville Formation
hrock_type: Silt,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure: Basin And Range Faults, Lake Terrace
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
  • Deposit:: BISSELL, H. J., 1963, LAKE BONNEVILLE; GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN UTAH VALLEY, UTAH: USGS PP. 257-B
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