Geologic Publications

By: S. Hecker This report consolidates and synthesizes information on Quaternary faulting, folding, and volcanism in Utah and characterizes recent tectonic activity throughout the state. The primary purpose is to provide a comprehensive reference on fault-specific seismic sources and surface rupture to facilitate the...

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 range blocks, the Wasatch...

Through more than 200 extraordinary photographs, discover the beauty, fragility, and timeless wonder of Great Salt Lake as it teeters on the brink.As Great Salt Lake began to recede at an alarming rate, photographer Chris Carlson felt compelled to document this extraordinary natural wonder...

by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden Summary Utah Mining 2024 (Circular 139) is a report published by the Utah Geological Survey providing a comprehensive overview of the state's mining industry for the year 2024. It details production,...

By: Stephanie E. Mills The Gold Hill Mining District, located in western Tooele County, is one of Utah’s oldest and most diverse mining districts. It is the largest past-producer of tungsten and arsenic in Utah, and a notable past-producer of lead, copper, gold, silver,...

The Paleoseismology of Utah series makes the results of paleoseismic investigations in Utah available to geoscientists, engineers, planners, public officials, and the general public. These studies provide critical information regarding paleoearthquakeparameters such as earthquake timing, recurrence, displacement, slip rate, fault geometry, and segmentation, which...

By: Paul Inkenbrandt, Kevin Thomas, and J. Lucy Jordan In this 46-page report, we characterized the deep aquifer system and its connections to the overlying aquifers in the area of the Hurricane fault in Washington County by examining well logs, creating regional potentiometric-surface maps,...

By: Paul Inkenbrandt, Janae Wallace, and Melissa Hendrickson Ashley Spring is an important water supply for most of the residents in the Vernal area of Uintah County, Utah. The Geological Survey conducted a study to determine the baseline flow paths and water chemistry of...

by Andrew Rupke, Stephanie E. Mills, Michael D Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden Summary   The Circular 138, titled "Utah Mining 2023" by the Utah Geological Survey, offers a thorough and reliable overview of the state's extractive resource production. This well-researched report examines various...

U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 201, "Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cottonwood-American Fork Area, Utah," by F.C. Calkins, B.S. Butler, and V.C. Heikes, provides an in-depth geological analysis of the region encompassing the historically significant Cottonwood and American Fork mining districts. This comprehensive...

by Hugh A. Hurlow, Rebecca Molinari, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and J. Lucy Jordan The Utah Geological Survey conducted a regional groundwater-level campaign during 2020 in west-central Utah and in parts of east-central Nevada to document changes in groundwater levels from 2010 to 2020 and...

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 the Wasatch Range. The...

By: Stephanie M. Carney, Michael D. Hylland, William R. Lund, and Robert Ressetar Reports prepared for publication by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) are expected to be of the highest technical and editorial quality. This guide establishes policies governing the publication of UGS reports...

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 recent data are also...

First published in 1993, this groundbreaking book is now fully revised and updated with the latest scientific information. Join a team of geologists as they use clear prose, concise illustrations, and dramatic full-color photographs to tell the stories of 21 amazing geologic sites, 3...

By: V.M. Heilweil, G.W. Freethey, C.D. Wilkowske, B.J. Stolp, and D.E. Wilberg Because rapid growth of communities in Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, is expected to cause an increase in the future demand for water resources, a hydrologic investigation was done to better understand...

by Taylor Boden and Andrew Rupke This database is a compilation of geochemical analytical data from Mineral Land Assessments (MLAs) prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Mines that cover Wilderness Study Areas in Utah and were prepared from 1982 through 1992. The analytical data...

Summary This proceedings volume documents the results of the 2022 Basin and Range Earthquake Summit (BRES22) convened by the Utah Geological Survey in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 17–20, 2022. The summit was sponsored by the Utah Geological Survey, the Utah Division of...

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 the economic contributions of...

By: Jessica J. Castleton and Ben A. Erickson On August 24, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a large slab of Navajo Sandstone detached from a vertical cliff face of Cable Mountain above the Weeping Rock area, in Zion National Park, Utah. Utah Geological Survey...