| Deposit ID | 10178264 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0490010164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forminco-Sulphurdale Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57829, 38.55886 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cove Fort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 026 S | 006 W | 07 | NESW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Alluvium and colluvium |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forminco Inc. |
| ID | 4201260 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0490010164 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4201260 |
MOORE J N AND SAMBERG S M 1979:GEOL OF COVE FORT-SULPHERDALE
KGRA:U OF UT RESEARCH INSTIT EARTH SCI LAB.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Utah Geological And Mineral Survey | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/26/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4201260 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Sulphurdale Mine |
| Current operator | Delano Development Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Ford Gordon M |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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