Mine detail: Saltair Plant

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Location: Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.76883, -112.09997
dep_id: 10020992
mrds_id: DC14645
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Halite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Halite
orebody_fm: BLANKET
ore_ctrl: Evaporation
Reporter: Bishop, Charles E. (Tripp, Bryce T.)
hrock_type: Salt
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1888
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
References:
  • GWYNN, W.J. (ED), 1980, GREAT SALT LAKE A SCIENTIFIC, HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 11
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