John Christian Pit

Producer in Johnson 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181935
MAS/MILS ID 0560190523
Record type Site
Current site name John Christian Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.02064, 43.84355 (WGS84)
Elevation 1410

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Johnson(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Reno SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kaycee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Arminto(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Powder(hydrologic unit)

Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Johnson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 045 N 076 W 29 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.02064, 43.84355

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner K-G Construction Inc
    ID 4801205
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80

  • Deposit

    JULY, 1984, 52PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE COAL IS LIGNITE TO SUB-BITUMINOUS WITH BTU OF 6000-7000. IT COULD BE USED FOR GASIFICATION OR ELECTRICAL GENERATION. FIRST MINING WOULD PROBABLY BE IN SECTIONS 27, 28, 33, OR 34

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JUN-1985 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/10/1983
MSHA mine ID4801205
Mine name (MSHA)John Christian Pit
Current operatorK G Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Jerry R Means; Craig Means
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references