Unknown Sand and Gravel pit

Past Producer in Sweetwater 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. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10401005
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Sand and Gravel pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -109.60073, 41.58974 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Clearly visible on 2013 ArcGIS satellite imagery, but has been abandoned for a long time. Some vegetation is regrowing in the main pit area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweetwater(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Peru(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rock Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rock Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sweetwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 19N 108W 33 N2 of NE4 of NE4 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -109.60073, 41.58974

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Gorge Rock Products Inc.
    Year 2013
    First year 1997

Comments on development

  • DEQ Limited mine Operation permit ET1029
  • Deposit has been abandoned for many years. Some vegetation regrowing in the main pit area.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, 2013, Land Quality Division Permitted Mines Database.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2013-08-16 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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