| Deposit ID | 10229796 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560030254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unknown |
| Alternate or previous names | Shell Creek Canyon |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.69131, 44.57103 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1617 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Big Horn(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Burgess Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sheridan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Horn Lake(hydrologic unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bighorn National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Big Horn |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 053 N | 090 W | 16 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -107.69131, 44.57103 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560030254 |
LOCATED IN SHELL CREEK CANYON, THE BASAL 225 FT OF THE BIG
HORN FM IS DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE
WYO GEOL SURV BULL #50 1966 P 67
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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