| Deposit ID | 10400450 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Canyon salt prospect (brine) |
| Alternate or previous names | Unknown (Salt Spring) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.96694, 42.46694 (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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Salt | Primary |
| (1) | -110.96694, 42.46694 |
|---|
| Operation type | Brine Operation |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
Martin, C.M, 1994, Abandoned mine lands invenotry of Bridger-teton National Forest, Wyoming: USBM unpublished report for U.S. Forest service, 3-ring binder, 34 p. text, 28 sites records.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Spring and what remain of evaporating ponds on the east side of the highway. Easy to locate, but only information found is in Martin's unpublished report. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-08-27 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.