| Deposit ID | 10400424 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Canyon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.966, 42.467 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salt Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontenelle Reservoir(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 029N | 119W | 26 | SW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Salt | Primary |
| (1) | -110.966, 42.467 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
Martin, Clay M., 1994, Abandoned mine lands inventory of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming: USBM unpublished report for US Forest Service (3-ring binder, 34 p. text, 28 2-page site reports, some with photos).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "The site consists of a naturally occurring salt spring and associated salt deposits. Shallow bulldozer scrapes and water diversion trenches are the only evidence of the limited surface mining in the area." (Martin, 1994, p. 30) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-07-30 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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