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Chief Lime Quarry

Utah County, Utah, United States
LimestoneGeneral
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Description

Chief Consolidated Mining Co

Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, General
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Fitchville;Gardison
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1924
Last production1954
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10042216
MRDS IDM058602
Alternate namesHomansville Or Saddle Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97801, -112.07857
References
MORRIS, H.T., AND LOVERING, T.S., 1979, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND MINES OF THE EAST TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1024, 194 PP.COOK, D.R., ED., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, NO. 12, 183 P.MORRIS, H.T., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE EUREKA QUADRANGLE, UTAH AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-K, P. K1-K29.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 107, 276 PP.KEISER, H.D., 1928, CHIEF LIME QUARRY, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 126, PG 298-299, NUMBER 8.TOWER, G.W. AND SMITH, G.O., 1899, GEOLOGY AND MINING INDUSTRY OF THE TINTIC DISTRICT, UTAH; USGS 19TH ANNUAL REPORT, PLATE 78, PG 626.