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Unknown (in York Canyon)

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181388
MAS/MILS ID 560230147
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown (in York Canyon)
Alternate or previous names United States Phosphate Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Drill hole
Geographic coordinates: -111.02293, 42.24155 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position Location at the adit on the topo in NE4 of SW4, Sec. 18 in York Canyon (not labeled on Border, ID 24k topo). Formerly, the coordinates were given for the two prospects shown on topo almost on the section line of 18/19 . Mansfield places this site near the center of the section., 300, 300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Border(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 026 N 119 W 18 NE of SW (very close to center) Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Two prospects, one on each side of the canyon are shown on the topo map. Assume these are the workings for this former mine.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result 70 in. bed 76.7% B.P.I. (south of canyon) and 48 in. bed (north of canyon) 75.1% B.P.I. (Mansfield, 1927, p. 290)

Nearby scientific data

Drill hole (1) -111.02293, 42.24155
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United States Phosphate Company
    Year 1966
    First year 1913
    Last year 1917

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors Entire rangefront between Unknown in Leyland Canyon (10400410)and Unknown in York Canyon (10181388) has been reclaimed by the BLM. BLM refers to the reclamation area as the "Layland Site". [http://waterplan.state.wy.us/BAG/bear/briefbook/aml/sld013.html]

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1983-11-18 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 2010-07-13 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Additional info from Mansfield, 1927, required moving this site aoout 1/2 mi. north.

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