| Deposit ID | 10230213 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bull Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Iowa Soda Products Co., Sweetwater Chem Co. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.4383, 42.1075 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | North of Rawlins. Bull Lake covers approx. 82 acres. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Separation Rim(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bairoil(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Divide Closed Basin(hydrologic unit)
Great Divide Closed Basin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 25N | 89W | 22, 23, 26, 27 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium Sulfate | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mirabilite | Ore |
| Ore Body (1) | Alluvium and Colluvium |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1928-1961 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Iowa Soda Products Co. |
| Year | 1966 |
| First year | 1928 |
| Last year | 1957 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sweetwater Chemical Co. |
| Year | 1966 |
| First year | 1957 |
| Last year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070350 |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 163.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | The salt bed ranges from 2.5 to 26 feet thick and is almost pure mirabilite. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-12-03 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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