| Deposit ID | 10205048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W900420 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070351 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron King Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.935, 41.17889 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 mi north of Battle on Cow Creek., within about 1/2 mi., within about 1/2 mi. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Mountain(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 | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 14N | 85W | 15 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Mafic intrusive rocks |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Encampment District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070351 |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 44.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 171.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 15 ft. wide quartz vein strikes NE, dips 30SE. |
| Deposit | Vein contains Cu- and Fe-oxides at surface, and sulfides at depth. |
| Deposit | Vein cuts altered schist and diorite dikes. |
| Deposit | No placer claims. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-01-29 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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