Swan S

Past Producer in Sweetwater 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. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400987
Record type Site
Current site name Swan S

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -109.94634, 41.9719 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Clearly visible on 2013 satellite imagery but appears to have been abandoned. No current or recent activity here.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweetwater(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCullen Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rock Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rock Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green-Slate(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sweetwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 023N 111W 13 C of E2 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -109.94634, 41.9719

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Searle Bros. Const. Co.
    Year 2013
    First year 1990

Comments on development

  • Limited mine operation permit ET0796.
  • Appears abandoned on satellite imagery even though permit is current.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, 2013, Land Quality Division Permitted Mines Database.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2013-08-15 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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