Whiskey Butte

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 10400988
Record type Site
Current site name Whiskey Butte

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -109.95819, 41.86212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Clearly visible on 2013 ArcGIS satellite imagery. Appars to be abandoned. There has been no activity for several years even though it is permitted.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweetwater(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whiskey Buttes(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sweetwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 022N 111W 25 NW4 of NW4 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -109.95819, 41.86212

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 1991

Comments on development

  • DEQ limited mine operation permit ET0822.

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 2013-08-16 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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