The Limekiln Gulch North Quarry is a limestone, general mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,479 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Limestone, General
Lat, Long: 40.78722, -111.84167
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Limekiln Gulch North Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Limekiln Gulch North Quarry
Commodity
Primary: Limestone, General
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Salt Lake Avenues Area
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/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Calcite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO WEST WORKING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Workings): WEST PROSPECT-OPEN CUT IN LIMESTONE 75 FT. BY 25 FT. BY 5 FT. DEEP, NORTH PROSPECT-SMALL PIT IN IRON STAINED COLLUVIUM, CENTRAL PROSPECT -OPEN CUT ON GOSSAN IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE 30 FT. BY 10 FT BY 10 FT. DEEP, SOUTH PROSPECT-COLLAPSED ADIT IN ALLUVIUM APPROXIMATELY 20 FT. LONG, SLIGHT IRON STAINING
Comment (Deposit): HISTORIC LIME KILNS NEARBY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1961, NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE GEOLOGIC MAP OF UTAH: UGMS.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
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