The Keigley Ne Prospects is a sand and gravel, construction and iron mine located in Utah county, Utah at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron
Lat, Long: 40.01694, -111.79528
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Keigley Ne Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keigley Ne Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Utah
District: West Mountain 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: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range Faults
Type: L
Description: Keigley Quarry Hills Thrust
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): EAST PROSPECT IS OPEN CUT IN GRAVEL 50 FT BY 15 FT BY 7 FT. DEEP, CENTRAL PROSPECT IS COLLAPSED ADIT APPROXIMATELY 25 FT. LONG WITH CALCITE VEINS, WEST PROSPECT IS A 25 FT. OPEN CUT LEADING INTO A 20 FT ADIT WITH A 20 FT WINZE IN IRON STAINED LIMESTONE
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO LOWER PROSPECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, J.W., 1952, GEOL. OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF WEST MOUNTAIN: M.S. THESIS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, B.O., 1983, GEOL. OF WEST MOUNTAIN AND THE NORTH PORTION OF LONG RIDGE, UTAH CO., UTAH: M.S. THESIS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.
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