Wyoming Highway Dept.

Past Producer in Carbon county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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 10230039
MAS/MILS ID 560070677
Record type Site
Current site name Wyoming Highway Dept.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -106.2044, 41.8986 (WGS84)
Elevation 2024
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position No obvious pit on satellite imagery. Location not confirmed. Changed status to past producer.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Medicine Bow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medicine Bow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Medicine Bow(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 022 N 078 W 8 NW Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -106.2044, 41.8986

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 Lamb Construction Co.
    ID 4801276
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • Changed status to past producer. There is no active pit in the vicinity that is visible on 2011 satellite imagery.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1983-11-18 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 2012-01-25 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 07/01/1980
MSHA mine ID4801276
Mine name (MSHA)Wyoming Highway Department Pit
Current operatorLamb Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Lamb Larry N
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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