| Deposit ID | 10080791 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032156 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560010144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Independence Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mammoth, Independence Group |
| Included sites | Keystone District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.25952, 41.17636 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2816 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NORTH OF KEYSTONE, WY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Albany(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Keystone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Albany |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014N | 079W | 15 | SW4 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuth | Ore |
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 13.5% Cu |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -106.25952, 41.17636 |
|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Douglas Creek District (Keystone District) |
|---|---|
| District name | Keystone District |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Medicine Bow National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032156 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560010144 | = 10279305. Merged and deleted. |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 22, 40, 81.
GSW RI 23, P. 28.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 20, 36-37, 75.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF MAMMOTH AND MONARCH MINERALIZED TRENDS. E-W QUARTZ VEIN |
| Deposit | 0560010144 mentioned that the shaft was driven into a quartz vein-shear zone junction bearing cold and copper" |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 05-DEC-2008 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-FEB-1997 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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