Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Copperton Gravel Pit

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Sand and GravelConstruction
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeUnconsolidated Sediments
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlStream Channels
Materials
Ore mineralsClay, Granite, Quartz
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Magnetite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Alluvium
StructureBasin And Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10012746
MRDS IDD008607
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.56716, -112.08691
References
BRAY, E.R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTSCOOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 145P.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.BISHOP, C., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.BISHOP, C., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION; UGMS.