| Deposit ID | 10133460 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560370271 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Island No. 12 drill hole (Stauffer Chem Co,) |
| Included sites | Green River Trona District |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.6403, 41.7797 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1957 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | Somewhere within section 22. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sweetwater(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Island Bridge(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Sweetwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 021 N | 108 W | 22 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.6403, 41.7797 |
|---|
| Operation type | Well |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Green River Trona District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. Of Wyo. |
| ID | 4800154 |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560370271 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800154 |
Culbertson, W.C., 1966, Trona in the Wilkins Peak Member of the Green River Formation, southwestern Wyoming: USGS Professional Paper 550B, p. B160, table 1, #14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Ownership on most old maps is shown as Stauffer Chemical Co. It has also been owned by OCI(Oriental Chemical Co., Oriental Chemical Industries of the Republic of Korea), and Rhone-Poulenc. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-11-30 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 07/04/1976 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800154 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Big Island Mine & Refinery |
| Current operator | Sisecam Wyoming, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Natural Resource Partners LP; Ciner Resources LP |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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