The Borrow Pit is a silica mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,880 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 41.89607, -109.35705
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Borrow Pit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Borrow Pit
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): No mining activity visible on 2011 satellite imagery. Changed Development Status from Producer to Past Producer.
Comment (Identification): Two records were in newMRDS for the deposit shown in the NE corner of T22n, R106W on CR-2. There is only one "deposit" shown in said section on CR-2. Borrow Pit on White Rocks topo, Sec, 7, was not in database, so moved the extra point here.
References
Reference (Deposit): White Rocks 7 1/2 min. topo map.
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