Seahorn Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Carbon county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182013
MAS/MILS ID 0560070089
Record type Site
Current site name Seahorn Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -106.79562, 41.46643 (WGS84)
Elevation 2104
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Moved from SE4 Sec. 11 to Gravel Pit shown on shared N edge of Sec. 12 and S edge Sec. 1 to match PLSS description.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saratoga(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 017 N 084 W 12 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -106.79562, 41.46643

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 Municipality

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Seahorn Brothers
    ID 4800291
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • No current mining activity visible on 2011 satellite imagery. Sites in this area are abandoned. Changed Development Status from Producer to Past Producer.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-NOV-79 Mt U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 25-JAN-12 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/17/1981
MSHA mine ID4800291
Mine name (MSHA)Seahorn Brothers Sand And Gravel
Current operatorSeahorn Brothers
Current controller (parent)Seahorn Earl S
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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