| Deposit ID | 10278833 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560450078 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Uptton Mill |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.6656, 44.13135 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Weston(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thornton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sundance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Weston |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 048 N | 065 W | 28 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Town (1) | -104.6656, 44.13135 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Colloid Co. |
| ID | 4800059 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560450078 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800059 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-NOV-79 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/09/2003 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800059 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | UPTON MILL & MINE |
| Current operator | American Colloid Company Minerals Group |
| Current controller (parent) | Minerals Technologies Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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