| Deposit ID | 10254733 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560230012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leefe Mill (Facility) |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.02472, 41.81194 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Remaining concrete pad as of Aug, 2010 in the Twin Creek valley. Cleanup/reclamation/restoration left no remants of any buildings in this part of the mine site. Even the old Union Pacifc Railway line shown on the 1969 (revised 1986) topo is gone. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leefe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 021 N | 120 W | 10 | NESE | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -111.02472, 41.81194 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| ID | 4800160 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560230012 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800160 |
REVISED BY MILS 9-79
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2010-07-23 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | visited 6-aug-2010. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/31/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800160 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Leefe Operations |
| Current operator | Stauffer Chemical Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Unilever United States Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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