International Colony Mill

Producer in Crook county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Bentonite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206399
MAS/MILS ID 0560110069
Record type Site
Current site name International Colony Mill
Alternate or previous names International Minerals & Chem Corp

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -104.1995, 44.92605 (WGS84)
Elevation 1085

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crook(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shepard Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Devils Tower(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Crook

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 057 N 061 W 17 SESW Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -104.1995, 44.92605

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner International Minerals And Chem Corp
    ID 4800594
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-AUG-1979 Rlw 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)

StatusActive since 01/01/2025
MSHA mine ID4800594
Mine name (MSHA)COLONY EAST MILL
Current operatorAmerican Colloid Company
Current controller (parent)Minerals Technologies Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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