Sink Hole Pit

Past Producer in Sublette county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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 10230153
MAS/MILS ID 560350097
Record type Site
Current site name Sink Hole Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -109.95871, 43.15886 (WGS84)
Elevation 2987
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Moved coordinates to location with dirt access roads in Sec. 20. (Former location, also in Sec. 20 was in undistrubed trees). Location is unconfirmed. No current or even recent operations observed on 2011 satellite imagery.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sublette(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kendall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gannett Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Thermopolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sublette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 037 N 109 W 20 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -109.95871, 43.15886

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lamb Construction Co
    ID 4801163
    Home office Wyoming

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1980-08-12 Rlw / Mt 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 09/08/1978
MSHA mine ID4801163
Mine name (MSHA)Sink Hole Pit
Current operatorLamb Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Lamb Larry N
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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