Middle Downey Lake

Prospect in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Corundum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205481
MAS/MILS ID 0560010172
Record type Site
Current site name Middle Downey Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.79591, 41.08417 (WGS84)
Elevation 2226

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Downey Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Laramie(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.79591, 41.08417

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON,W.H,GEOL SURV WYO,1966,BULL 50,MINERAL RESOURCES OF W

  • Deposit

    38.2 ACRES OF SALT DEPOSITS,222027 TONS OF SALT,

  • Deposit

    70-96% SODIUM SULFATE-% DECREASES WITH DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references