Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite, Potassium
TertiarySalt, Sodium
Commodity typeB
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1970
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10131019
Alternate namesLittle Mountain Pits, Great Salt Lake Minerals & Chemical
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.28053, -112.23161
References
GWYNN, J. WALLACE & STURM, PAUL A. SOLAR PONDING ADJACENT TOTHE GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH; UGMS BULLETIN 116, PAGES 365THROUGH 376.GULF RESOURCES & CHEMICALS CORP. ANNUAL REPORTSBEHRENS, PETER; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING OF GREAT SALT LAKEBRINES BY GREAT SALT LAKE MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORPORATIONGREAT SALT LAKE--A SCIENTIFIC, HISTORICAL AND ECONOMICOVERVIEW; UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 1161980, PAGES 223 THROUGH 228.IFOC, LITTLE MOUNTAIN PROPERTY FILE REPORT, NOV. 1981 P5.MAFO PROPERTY EVALUATION ETD, MAR., 1983.STURM, PAUL A. THE GREAT SALT LAKE BRINE SYSTEM; UGMSBULLETIN 116, PAGES 147 THROUGH 162.