Eureka Prospect-Esterbrook Area

Prospect in Converse county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133037
MAS/MILS ID 0560090281
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Prospect-Esterbrook Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.36731, 42.40276 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Esterbrook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glendo Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Converse

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.36731, 42.40276

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WGS BULL #50 APRIL 1966

  • Deposit

    PYRRHOTITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN A QUARTZ VEIN

  • Deposit

    VEINS OF QTZ WITH ORES WITHIN SCHISTS ALSO LOCATED SEC 9 SE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.