Tensleep Canyon

Occurrence in Washakie county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Magnesite
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254296
MAS/MILS ID 0560430073
Record type Site
Current site name Tensleep Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.31989, 44.08414 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washakie(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Old Maid Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Worland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sheridan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nowood(hydrologic unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bighorn National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Washakie

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 048 N 087 W 33 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALSO LOCATED IN SEC 34

  • Deposit

    WYO GEOL SURV OPEN FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references