Unknown Gravel Pit

Unknown in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400714
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.911, 42.686 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Afton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Afton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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 Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 031N 118W 8 NW4 of SW4 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • On north side of Dry creek, west of Twin Hollow.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.911, 42.686

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Location

    USGS, 1980, Afton 1:24,000 topo map.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors Hillside above pit is scarred and eroding. Appears to have been abandoned prior to 2013 satellite imagery.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2013-03-18 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.