| Deposit ID | 10080809 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Horn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Powder River Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.10318, 44.02966 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Johnson(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hazelton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Worland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sheridan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork Powder(hydrologic unit)
Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Johnson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 047N | 085W | 20 | SE OF NW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.10318, 44.02966 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032180 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 8
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS IN HORNBLENDE SCHIST CONTAIN AU AND MN. THE SCHIST C ONTAINS NUMEROUS SMALL QUARTZ STRINGERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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