Hecox Pit

Unknown in Sublette 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230674
MAS/MILS ID 0560350074
Record type Site
Current site name Hecox Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.99633, 43.21104 (WGS84)
Elevation 2302
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Moved one degree east to sec. 36, T38N, R110W as specified in the PLSS. Was plotting one degree too far west in unsurveyed sections.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sublette(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kendall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gannett Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Thermopolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sublette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 038 N 110 W 36 SENWSE Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Corrected location by 1 degree so it plots in given PLSS. Seems to plot in low area in area covered by Qal, so now it makes sense even if it isn't readily apparent on satellite imagery.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.99633, 43.21104

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALSO NE/4 OF SW/4 OF SE/4 OF SEC 36

  • Deposit

    WYO HWY DEPT OPEN FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 09-NOV-11 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey Corrected location by 1 degree so it plots in given PLSS. Seems to plot in low area in area covered by Qal, so now it makes sense even if it isn't readily apparent on satellite imagery.

Beyond USGS

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