New Maps and Publications
See the latest publications from the UGS grouped by general topic in the table below. Utah Geological Survey maps and reports can also be purchased online through the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore.
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Utah mining 2024—Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, and Coal
by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 7/31/2025
26 p., C-139
https://doi.org/10.34191/C-139
The Intersection of Framework Geology and Mineral Potential Assessment in the Gold Hill Mining District
by Stephanie E. Mills
Released 6/23/2025
54 p., 4 appendices, SS-175
https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-175
PDF publication
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Copper in Utah
by Stephanie E. Mills
Released 6/23/2025
4 p., PI-107
https://doi.org/10.34191/PI-107
Intrusive Basemap of Utah
by Noah J. Christensen, Austin Jensen, and Stephanie E. Mills
Released 4/14/2025
15 p., 1 appendix, 1 plate, Data Series 2
PDF publication
Appendix
GIS Data
Estimates of Lithium, Magnesium, and Potassium Resources in Great Salt Lake Brine
by Andrew Rupke
Released 1/22/2025
21 p., 1 plate, Open-File Report 769
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-769
Utah Mining—2023 Metals, Industrial Minerals, Uranium, Coal, and Unconventional Fuels
by Andrew Rupke, Stephanie E. Mills, Michael D. Vanden Berg, and Taylor Boden
Released 11/27/2024
27 p., Circular 138
https://doi.org/10.34191/C-138
Waste Rock Dump Characterization Studies at the Bingham Canyon Mine
by Ian S. Schofield, Paul L. Brown, Mark J. Logsdon, and Matthew P. Wickham
Released 10/9/2024
19 p., Miscellaneous Publication 179
https://doi.org/10.34191/MP-179
Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
by Stephanie E. Mills, William Schermerhorn, Donald Hinks, and Geoffrey Phelps
Released 8/7/2024
2 p., 2 appendices, 1 plate, Data Series 1
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Fault Trace Mapping and Surface-Fault-Rupture Special Study Zone Delineation of Quaternary-Active Faults in Central Utah, Garfield, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, and Sevier Counties
by Adam I. Hiscock, Tyler R. Knudsen, and Rachel N. Adam
Released 9/29/2025
26 p., Report of Investigation 293
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-293
Fault Trace Mapping and Surface-Fault-Rupture Special Study Zone Delineation of the East and West Cache Fault Zones and Other Regional Faults, Utah
by Adam I. Hiscock, Emily J. Kleber, Susanne U. Jänecke, Greg N. McDonald, Robert Q. Oaks Jr., and Tammy Rittenour
Released 8/8/2024
27 p., 1 appendix, Report of Investigation 286
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-286
Shallow Groundwater Hazard in Utah
by Jessica J. Castleton
Released 9/18/2023
4 p., Public Information Series 105
PDF Publication
Proceedings Volume, 2022 Basin and Range Earthquake Summit
edited by Adam I. Hiscock, Elizabeth Williams, Emily J. Kleber, and Steve D. Bowman
Released 8/31/2023
6 technical sessions [29 presentations], 25 posters., Miscellaneous Publication 177
PDF Publication
Technical Sessions Day 1
Technical Sessions Day 2
Technical Sessions Day 3
Technical Sessions Day 4
Posters
Interim Geologic Map of the Wildcat Mountain and East Part of the Currie 30′ x 60′ Quadrangles, Tooele County, Utah: Phase 1
by Donald L. Clark, Charles G. Oviatt, Eric H. Christiansen, Christian L. Hardwick, Kayla D. Smith, and David Page
Released 6/23/2025
28 p., 2 plates, scale 1:62,500, OFR-773
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-773
Interim Geologic Map of the Huntsville Quadrangle, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah
by Greg N. McDonald, Adam P. McKean, Zachary W. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Balgord, and W. Adolph Yonkee
Released 6/23/2025
26 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-772DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-772DM
Interim Geologic Map of the Blanding North Quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah
by Matthew C. Morriss
Released 6/23/2025
12 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-771DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-771DM
Interim Geologic Map of the Francis Quadrangle, Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah
by Lauren J. Reeher and Abigail E. Conger
Released 5/21/2025
15 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-770DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-770DM
Geologic Map of the Duchesne 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties, Utah
by Douglas A. Sprinkel
Released 12/31/2024
62 p., 2 appendices, 2 plates, scale 1:62,500, M-300DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-300DM
PDF Publication
Appendix A
Appendix B
GIS Data
Interim Geologic Map of the Salt Lake City North Quadrangle, Salt Lake and Davis Counties, Utah
by Adam P. McKean and Zachary W. Anderson
Released 11/18/2024
38 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-768DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-768DM
Interim geologic map of the Fort Douglas quadrangle, Salt Lake, Davis, and Morgan Counties, Utah
by Zachary W. Anderson, Adam P. McKean, and W. Adolph Yonkee
Released 7/18/2024
32 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-767
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-767
Interim Geologic Map of the Ogden Bay 7.5′ Quadrangle, Weber and Davis Counties, Utah
by Emily J. Kleber, Greg M. McDonald, W. Adolph Yonkee, and Elizabegth Balgord
Released 7/16/2024
8 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-766
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-766
Interim Geologic Map of the Plain City Southwest 7.5′ Quadrangle, Weber and Box Elder Counties, Utah
by Emily J. Kleber, Greg M. McDonald, W. Adolph Yonkee, and Elizabegth Balgord
Released 7/16/2024
8 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-765
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-765
Interim Geologic Map of the Parowan Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah
by Tyler R. Knudsen
Released 6/25/2024
21 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-764
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-764
Interim Geologic Map of the Vernal NE Quadrangle, Uintah County, Utah
by Matthew C. Morriss
Released 6/25/2024
10 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-762
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-762
Interim Geologic Map of the Kamas Quadrangle, Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah
by Lauren J. Reeher
Released 6/11/2024
16 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-763
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-763
Geologic Map of the Cedar City 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah
by Tyler R Knudsen
Released 5/30/2024
18 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, M-302DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-302DM
Interim geologic map of the Midvale quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah
by Adam McKean
Released 5/29/2024
12 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-761
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-761
Interim Geologic Map of the Jarvis Peak Quadrangle, Washington County, Utah (GIS Reproduction of UGS OFR-212 [1991])
by Becky J. Hammond
Released 4/9/2024
52 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-753DR
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-753DR
Provisional Geologic Map of the Gold Hill Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah (GIS Reproduction of UGS Map 140 [1993])
by James P. Robinson
Released 3/27/2024
16 p., 3 plates, scale 1:24,000, M-301DR
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-301DR
Geologic Map of the West Half of the Loa 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Garfield, Piute, and Wayne Counties, Utah
by Robert F. Biek, Jeffrey G. Eaton, Peter D. Rowley, David B. Hacker, Stephen R. Mattox, Christopher Bailey, and David W. Marchetti
Released 3/20/2024
42 p., 2 plates scale 1:62,500, M-292DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-292DM
PDF Publication
GIS Data
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Geologic Map of the Kanarraville Quadrangle, Iron County, Utah (Re-release of UGS M-276DM [2016])
by Robert F. Biek, Janice M. Hayden, William Chandonia, Tyler R. Knudsen, and John P. Hogan
Released 3/7/2024
22 p., 2 plates, M-299DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-299DM
Interim Geologic Map of the Browns Hole Quadrangle, Weber and Cache Counties, Utah
by Zachary W. Anderson, Greg N. McDonald, Elizabeth A. Balgord, and W. Adolph Yonkee
Released 2/22/2024
13 p., 2 plates, OFR-760
https://doi.org/10.34191/OFR-760
Interim Geologic Map of the Clifton Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah
by Stephanie E. Mills, Andrew Rupke, and Donald L. Clark
Released 2/1/2024
22 p., 2 plates, scale 1:24,000, OFR-752DM
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Montane Ecoregion Wetland Assessment—Spatial Data, Field Studies, and Multi-Metric Index
by Diane Menuz, Elisabeth Stimmel, and Miles McCoy-Sulentic
Released 09/18/2025
71 p., 6 appendices, RI-291
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-291
PDF Publication
GIS Data
Appendix A – PDF
Appendix B – PDF
Appendix C – PDF
Appendix D – PDF
Appendix E – HTML
Appendix F – PDF
Characterization of the Rubys Inn Thrust Fault in Garfield County, Utah, Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Transient Electromagnetic Surveys
by Trevor H. Schlossnagle and Kayla D. Smith
Released 09/03/2025
19 p., 4 appendices, RI-290
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-290
PDF publication
Appendix A – Excel
Appendix B – PDF
Appendix C – Excel
Appendix D – PDF
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve Water Budget, Stream Monitoring, Vegetation Mapping, and Remote Sensing Analysis
by Claire Spangenberg Kellner, Rebecca Molinari, Diane Menuz, Peter Goodwin, and Hugh Hurlow
Released 07/02/2025
48 p., 3 appendices, RI-289
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-289
Matheson Wetlands Preserve Water Monitoring, Water Budget, Wetland Mapping, and Wetland Change Analysis
by Kathryn Ladig, Rebecca Molinari, Kayla Smith, Trevor H. Schlossnagle, J. Lucy Jordan, Diane Menuz, Janae Wallace, Hugh Hurlow, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and Christian Hardwick
Released 12/02/2024
81 p., 6 appendices, SS-174
https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-174
Groundwater of Pahvant Valley, Millard County, Utah
by Greg Gavin, Paul Inkenbrandt, Trevor Schlossnagle, and Rebecca Molinari
Released 11/04/2024
57 p., 4 appendices, SS-173
https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-173
Analysis of Septic-Tank Density for Rockville, Washington County, Utah
by Trevor H. Schlossnagle and Torri Duncan
Released 09/19/2024
14 p., RI-288
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-288
Phragmites Mapping and Modeling in Great Salt Lake Wetlands at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah
by Peter Goodwin and Rebecca Molinari
Released 09/19/2024
18 p., 1 appendix, RI-287
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-287
Common Wetland Plants of Utah’s Central Basin and Range Ecoregion
by Miles McCoy-Sulentic, Diane Menuz, Denise Culver, and Elisabeth Stimmel
Released 09/10/2024
220 p., MP-178
https://doi.org/10.34191/MP-178
Groundwater-Level Trends in Snake Valley and Adjacent Basins, Utah and Nevada
by Hugh A. Hurlow, Rebecca Molinari, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and J. Lucy Jordan
Released 07/01/2024
33 p., 1 appendix, RI-285
https://doi.org/10.34191/RI-285
PDF publication
Appendix A – Excel
Characterization of Groundwater in Johns and Emery Valleys, Garfield and Kane County, Utah, With Emphasis on the Groundwater Budget and Groundwater–Surface-Water Interaction
by Janae Wallace, Trevor H. Schlossnagle, Kathryn Ladig, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, Hugh Hurlow, and Christian Hardwick
Released 02/22/2024
76 p., 7 appendices, SS-172
https://doi.org/10.34191/SS-172
PDF publication
Appendix B – Excel
Appendix D – Excel
The Changing Bonneville Salt Flats
by Jeremiah Bernau
Released 01/30/2024
4 p., PI-106
Geologic Map of the West Half of the Loa 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Garfield, Piute, and Wayne Counties, Utah
by Robert F. Biek, Jeffrey G. Eaton, Peter D. Rowley, David B. Hacker, Stephen R. Mattox, Christopher Bailey, and David W. Marchetti
Released 3/20/2024
42 p., 2 plates scale 1:62,500, M-292DM
https://doi.org/10.34191/M-292DM
PDF Publication
GIS Data
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
40Ar/39Ar Geochronology Results From the Haycock Mountain, Little Creek Peak, and Panguitch Lake Quadrangles, Utah
by Harry F. Filkorn and Nevada Isotope Geochronology Laboratory
Released 5/17/2023
3 p., 1 appendix, Open-File Report 751
Palynology Evaluation Results From the Duchesne 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Duchesne and Wasatch Counties, Utah
by Utah Geological Survey and Gerald Waanders
Released 5/9/2023
2 p., 1 appendix, Open-File Report 750
Analytical Database of U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessments of Wilderness Study Areas in Utah
by Taylor Boden and Andrew Rupke
Released 1/12/2023
8 p., Open-File Report 747
Delineation of Geoheritage Sites in Utah
by Jim Davis, Mackenzie Cope, and Mark Milligan
Released 10/07/2025
21 p., 1 appendix, Data Series 3
PDF Publication
Appendix A – Excel
Guide for the Preparation of Reports for the Utah Geological Survey, Fourth Edition
by Stephanie M. Carney, Michael D. Hylland, William R. Lund, and Robert Ressetar
Released 02/13/2024
63 p., 6 appendices, Circular 137
https://doi.org/10.34191/C-137
Sediment Logs Compiled From the Great Salt Lake Desert, Western Utah, With a Focus on the Bonneville Salt Flats Area
by Jeremiah A. Bernau, Charles G. Oviatt, Donald L. Clark, and Brenda B. Bowen
Released 06/07/2023
24 p., 3 appendices, Open-File Report 754
Utah’s Ancient Mega-Landslides: Geology, Discovery, and Guide to Earth’s Largest Terrestrial Landslides
by Robert F. Biek, Peter D. Rowley, and David B. Hacker
Released 12/21/2022
67 p., Circular 132
