| Deposit ID | 10080873 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colorado Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Boston, Rising Sun, Wyoming Queen Company Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.98506, 41.06608 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Albany(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jelm Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Laramie(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Albany |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 013N | 077W | 24;25;26 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.98506, 41.06608 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uplifted Fault Block; Thrust Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jelm Mountain District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wyoming Queen Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032394 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 38
GSW RI 23, P. 48
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BOSTON SHAFT DEVELOPED ON A GOLD VEIN. RISING SUN DEVELOPED ON A VEIN PARALLEL TO THE OTHER TWO CONTAINING GALENA WITH GOLD AND SILVER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-83 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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