Lovell Mines

Producer in Big Horn county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Bentonite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254753
MAS/MILS ID 0560030053
Record type Site
Current site name Lovell Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -108.16743, 44.83323 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Big Horn(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Powell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cody(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Horn Lake(hydrologic unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Big Horn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 056 N 094 W Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -108.16743, 44.83323

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Baroid Division, National Lead Industries Inc.
    ID 4801016
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Rlw 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 05/04/2009
MSHA mine ID4801016
Mine name (MSHA)BPM Lovell Mine
Current operatorBentonite Performance Minerals LLC
Current controller (parent)Halliburton Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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