| Deposit ID | 10157812 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560450124 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.18449, 43.99056 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1573 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | Somewhere in sec. 4. 5 mi. NE of Cambria at the head of Salt Creek. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Weston(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cambria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newcastle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Weston |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 046 N | 061 W | 04 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Salt | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -104.18449, 43.99056 |
|---|
| Operation type | Brine Operation |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560450124 |
WYO GEO SURVEY BULL 50, 1966, p. 170.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "The brine creek issues from the red shales of the Spearfish formation and has a flow of one gallon per second, or 35,000 lbs. of salt every 24 hours. Analysis: NaCl=5%, K2O=0.20%, MgO=0.04%, Na2O=2.73%, SO3=0.36%, Cl=0.15%." |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 03-DEC-09 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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