Economic Geology
Engineering geology of Park City, Summit County, Utah (SS-66)
By: H. E. Gill and W. R. LundPark City began as a mining community in the late 1860s and mining continued actively in the area for more than 100 years. In the 1970s skiing surpassed mining as the major industry...
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Geology, ore deposits and mineralogy of the Rocky Range, near Milford, Beaver County, Utah (SS-57)
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Geology, ore deposits and mineralogy of the Rocky Range, near Milford, Beaver County, Utah (SS-57)
By: J. A. WhelanThe Rocky Range is a small, isolated mountain range northwest of Milford in Beaver County, Utah. The range was organized into a mining district in 1872 and has been a small but significant producer of copper and...
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Coal resources of the Muley Canyon Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale, Henry Mountains coalfield, Utah (SS-138)
By: S. Heuscher The Henry Mountains coalfield is in central Wayne and Garfield Counties in a remote area of Utah with few paved roads. The coalfield lies in a structural basin called the Henry Mountains syncline. The syncline is bounded...
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Available coal resource for the Salina Canyon and southwestern part of the Wasatch Plateau coalfields, Sevier County, Utah (SS-129)
By: D. E. Tabet, B. P. Hucka, J. C. Quick, and S. I. Wakefield This report describes the coal stratigraphy, quality, and resource found in the Blackhawk Formation within four quadrangles in Sevier County, Utah. These quadrangles cover most of...
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Geologic hazards and adverse construction conditions, St. George-Hurricane metropolitan area, Washington County, Utah (SS-127)
By: W. R. Lund, T. R. Knudsen, G. S. Vice, and L. M. ShawThe St. George-Hurricane metropolitan area is one of the nation?s fastest growing regions. As land well suited for development becomes increasingly scarce, urbanization has moved into less...
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High-calcium limestone resources of Utah (SS-116)
By: B. T. TrippUtah contains large resources of high-calcium limestone (> 95% CaCO3) that provide raw material for diverse mining and mineral-processing operations. The most important deposits are in Cambrian, Devonian, and Mississippian-age shallow marine rocks, primarily in the western...
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Scandium-bearing aluminum phosphate deposits of Utah (RI-209)
By: M. A. ShubatThe continuing development of high-efficiency lasers that use gadolinium-scandium-gallium garnet crystals is creating an increased demand for scandium.In Utah, scandium concentrates occur in a variety of geologic environments including a class of hydrothermal, scandium-bearing aluminum phosphate deposits...
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Building stone quarries and yards, Utah and parts of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming (OFR-521)
By: D. E. BoleneusThis report contains comprehensive information about the building stone industry in Utah and the nearby states of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Washington, and is presented in three parts: 1.) an inventory of stone operations and stone yards...
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Large mines in Utah 2008 (OFR-515)
By: R. L. Bon and S. I. Wakefield, compilersThe information in this table is from the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. Large Mines are those having more than five acres of disturbance at a time. Coal mines are...
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North Horn Mountain area coal drill-hole data: Wasatch Plateau coalfield, Emery County, Utah (OFR-449)
Contains digital images of geophysical logs as well as core descriptions, coal analysis reports, point location data forms, and some miscellaneous correspondence for drill holes from the North Horn Mountain area of the Wasatch Plateau coal field that have been...
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Geologic map of the Wales quadrangle, Juab and Sanpete Counties, Utah (MP 99-2)
By: T. F. Lawton and M. P. Weiss The Wales quadrangle lies in a region of structural transition between the extended lithosphere of the Basin and Range and the moderately deformed Colorado Plateau. In Late Cretaceous time, this region was...
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Central Utah coal fields: Sevier-Sanpete, Wasatch Plateau, Book Cliffs and Emery (MO-3)
Edited By: H. H. Doelling Contains a complete reproduction of the text of Central Utah coal fields: Sevier-Sanpete, Wasatch Plateau, Book Cliffs, and Emery by H. H. Doelling, first published in 1972. The text is subdivided into coal fields, area...
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Southwestern Utah coal fields: Alton, Kaiparowits Plateau and Kolob-Harmony (MO-1)
Edited By: H. H. Doelling and R. L. Graham This publication covers information regarding the Southwestern Utah coal fields, and is the first in a three part series of publications. The text is subdivided into coal fields, area and quadrangle;...
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Uranium and Vanadium map of Utah (M-215dm)
By: R. W. Gloyn, R. L. Bon, S. I. Wakefield, and K. KrahulecThe Uranium and Vanadium Map of Utah depicts the areas throughout the state where uranium and vanadium are located. Information on this map includes: permitted uranium/vanadium mine, past...
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2009 Summary of mineral activity in Utah (C-111)
By: R. L. Bon and K. A. KrahulecThis publications discusses the gross value of energy and mineral commodities Utah mines and energy companies produced during 2009. It also discusses the types of energy and mineral commodities produced in the state,...
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The available coal resources for the nine 7.5-minute quadrangles in the northern Wasatch Plateau Coalfield, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah (C-100)
By: D. E. Tabet, J. C. Quick, B. P Hucka, and J. A. Hanson This report provides estimates of the available coal resources in nine 7.5-minute quadrangles that encompass the northern half of the Wasatch Plateau coalfield. Coal production from...
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Engineering geology of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, Utah (B-126)
By: W. R. Lund, editorGeologic exposures in the Salt Lake City region record a long history of sedimentation and tectonic activity extending back to the Precambrian Era. Today, the city lies above a deep, sediment-filled basin flanked by two uplifted...
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The geology of Kane County, Utah: geology, mineral resources, and geologic hazards (B-124)
By: H. H. Doelling, F. D. Davis, and C. J. Brandt Kane County, with its 4105 square miles, lies along the south-central margin of Utah and is found in the western part of the Colorado Plateaus physiographic province. It is...
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Bibliography of Utah coal, 1869 through 1982 (B-120)
By: D .A. Foster and A. D. Smith The Bibliography of Utah Coal has been compiled in recognition of a need for many individuals to know where to find basic geologic and coal information. The compilation process utilized citations from...
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Interim Geologic Map of the Browns Hole Quadrangle, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah (OFR-760)
By: Zachary W. Anderson, Greg N. McDonald, Elizabeth A. Balgord, and W. Adolph Yonkee The Browns Hole quadrangle is in Weber and Cache Counties of northern Utah and covers the eastern part of Ogden Valley, a rapidly developing area of...
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Interim Report on the Great Salt Lake Lithium Resource (OFR-759)
By: Andrew Rupke This report documents a brief evaluation of the potential lithium resource in Great Salt Lake and leans heavily on historical data from the Utah Geological Survey’s GSL brine chemistry database from the 1960s through the 1990s; limited...
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A Directory of the Mining Industry of Utah 1967 (B-84)
The first Directory of the Mining Industry of Utah published by the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey in 1965 covered the industry through the year 1964. This the second directory provides information through 1967. The following agencies were especially helpful...
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Lithium Brine Analytical Database of Utah: Second Edition (OFR-758)
By: Andrew Rupke and Taylor Boden This report and accompanying database is a compilation of analytical data that includes lithium concentrations from brine samples collected in Utah. The purpose of this database is to catalog the potential lithium resources in...
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The Economic Contribution of Utah’s Energy and Mining Industries (MP-176)
Summary This study quantifies the economic contribution of Utah’s energy and mining industries to Utah’s gross domestic product (GDP), employment, worker earnings, state tax revenue, and total economic output. This report also explores contributions at a sectoral level and analyzes...
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