The Limestone Quarry is a limestone, general mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,151 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)
Commodity: Limestone, General
Lat, Long: 39.55667, -112.18778
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Limestone Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Limestone Quarry
Secondary: Nielson Black Jack Claims
Commodity
Primary: Limestone, General
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Leamington Canyon
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Martin Maretta
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Canyon Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAT
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Leamington Transverse Fault (N35e)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .6-2.7% MN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT 750 TONS WITH A POTENTIAL OF 10 THOUSAND TONS ACCORDING TO HEIM
Comment (Deposit): NO RECORD THAT MATERIAL HAS BEEN SHIPPED FOR MN CONTENT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, MN DEPOSIT OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY, ON SITE INVEST.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., 1951, MN. DEP. OF WESTERN UTAH: USGS BULL.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON CRITTENDEN, M.D., USGS BULL 979-
Reference (Production): CRITTENDON, M.D., 1951 - MN DEPOSITS OF W. UTAH: USGS BULL. 979-A, P 27
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