Wells Canyon

Unknown in Caribou county in Idaho, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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 10265650
MAS/MILS ID 0160290107
Record type Site
Current site name Wells Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.2014, 42.57572 (WGS84)
Elevation 2262
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowdrift Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010 S 045 E 04 SESESW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.2014, 42.57572

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 National Forest
Area name Caribou National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,

  • Deposit

    PRESTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 147

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975, IDAHO IND. MINERALS.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6801, 1966, NO. 1-01440, P. 181.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 152, 1927, P. 273.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-MAY-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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