| Deposit ID | 10206447 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560190069 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Kaycee Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.82847, 43.64714 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Johnson(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Fork Powder River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kaycee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Arminto(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork Powder(hydrologic unit)
Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(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 | Johnson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 043 N | 083 W | 32 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| (1) | -106.82847, 43.64714 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaycee Bentonite Corp. |
| ID | 4800876 |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560190069 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800876 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1978 | Reynolds | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/19/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800876 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | South Kaycee Mine |
| Current operator | Kaycee Bentonite Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | T A Thorson |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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