| Deposit ID | 10100253 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032391 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560010125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Douglas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Morning Star Claim 1868, 1871: Douglas Gold and Copper Company |
| Included sites | Keystone Mining District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.27424, 41.19636 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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 | 09, 10 | SE | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| (1) | -106.27424, 41.19636 |
|---|
| Width | 2.13M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Douglas Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Medicine Bow National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 24.38M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032391 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560010125 | =newMRDS 10302725, merged and deleted. |
Wilson, W.H., and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, 287 p.
GSW RI 23, P. 26-27.
Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
COALSON,THE GEOL OF THE NEW RAMBLER MINE AREA M.S.THESIS,U.W
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 7 FT WIDE AT 35 FT LEVEL. 3 VEINS AT A LOWER LEVEL WERE 6 IN-2 FT , 2-3 FT, AND 1 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-83 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560010125 = newMRDS 10302725 |
| Editor | 21-JAN-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560010125 = newMRDS 10302725, merged and deleted. |
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