| Deposit ID | 10064804 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39308 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560210015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granite Canyon Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Granite Canyon, Granite Canyon Quarry En |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.17278, 41.10149 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2249 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 7 MI S76E OF BUFORD; 25 MI S55E OF LARAMIE AT GRANITE SIDING, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Quarry clearly visible on satellite imagery as of 2013. Coordinates for near center of quarry area. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Laramie(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Granite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Crow(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Laramie |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 013N | 069W | 7, 18 | Wyoming | |
| 6th Principal | 013N | 070W | 12, 13 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Pit (1) | -105.17278, 41.10149 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Production years | 1940-PRESENT |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin Marietta Materials |
| Home office | Martin Marietta Aggregates 2710 Wycliff Road Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 781-4550 President and CEO C. Howard Nye |
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morrison-Knudsen Inc. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Last year | 1987 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | GRANITE CANYON QUARRY |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 228.6M |
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Overall length | 609.6M |
| Overall width | 228.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39308 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800018 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560210015 | =newMRDS 10133553, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560210043 | =newMRDS 10182035, merged and deleted. |
ANONYMOUS, 1994, MERIDIAN AGGREGATES CO.'S GRANITE CANYON QUARRY PRODUCING CRUSHED STONE FOR RAILROAD INDUSTRY: SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V. 83, NO. 25 (JUNE 25), P. 4-7.
OSTERWALD, F.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, 287 P.
DARTON, N.H., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, LARAMIE-SHERMAN FOLIO: USGS FOLIO 173, 17 P.
MERRILL, G.P., 1897, STONES FOR BUILDING AND DECORATION, 2ND ED.: JOHN WILEY, NEW YORK, 506 p.
CIMRI
OSTERWALD AND OTHERS (1966), P. 176.
MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80 (old MAS 0560210015 = newMRDS 10133553)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Multiple entries in MRDS for this deposit have been combined into this record, and the extra records were deleted. Mine is currently (2013) active and has been since 1944. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1994-09-01 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2013-08-29 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Rdm | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560210015 = newMRDS 10133553 |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560210043 = newMRDS 10182035 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 06/26/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800018 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Granite Canyon Quarry |
| Current operator | Martin Marietta Materials |
| Current controller (parent) | Martin Marietta Materials Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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