Mineralwod Inc Mine

Past Producer in Carbon county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Vermiculite
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181800
MAS/MILS ID 560070100
Record type Site
Current site name Mineralwod Inc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.67186, 41.30237 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Planted hillside on NW side of of Harrison Creek.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 015 N 083 W 1 NE Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vermiculite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.67186, 41.30237

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineralwod Inc.
    ID 4801145
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1979

Comments on development

  • Area in NE4 of sec. 1 appears on 2011 satellite imagery to be reclaimed. (Plantings in neat rows on southeast-facing hillside).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA METAL-NONMETAL FILE 10-17-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1983-11-18 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 2012-01-24 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey No sign of any active mine in this section. There is an area that looks like it has been planted and reclaimed. ABW corrected commodity from stone to vermiculite.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/18/1979
MSHA mine ID4801145
Mine name (MSHA)Mineralwod Inc Mine And Mill
Current operatorMineralwod Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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