Limestone Quarry

The Limestone Quarry is a limestone, general mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,151 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

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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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