Benton Clay Co Mill

Producer in Natrona county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Bentonite
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 10230042
MAS/MILS ID 0560250205
Record type Site
Current site name Benton Clay Co Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -106.32314, 42.88885 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Natrona(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Reefs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Casper(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle North Platte-Casper(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Natrona

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 034 N 075 W 28 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -106.32314, 42.88885

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Benton Clay Co., Inc.
    ID 4800617
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 9/79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 10/26/1990
MSHA mine ID4800617
Mine name (MSHA)Mills Plant
Current operatorBlack Hills Bentonite
Current controller (parent)BHB Limited Partnership; A&M Products
Mine typeFacility (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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