Fort Steele Pit

Producer in Carbon 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 10401024
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Steele Pit
Alternate or previous names Ft. Steele Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -106.93004, 41.76134 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Clearly visible on 2013 satellite imagery south of gravel indicated by stipples on topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Steele(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Medicine Bow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 21N 085W 25 C of E2 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Immediately south of gravel area shown stippled on topo in NE4 sec. 25.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -106.93004, 41.76134

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tilton Ready Mix
    Year 2013
    First year 2007

Comments on development

  • Limited Mine Operation Permit ET1386

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, 2013, Land Quality Division Mine Permits Database.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2013-08-20 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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