Strong Mine

Past Producer in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum
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 10257147
MRDS ID D001378
MAS/MILS ID 0560010229
Record type Site
Current site name Strong Mine
Alternate or previous names Strong Mine-Southern Laramie Range
Related records 10008889

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.36691, 42.39276 (WGS84)
Elevation 2347

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 Albany

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.36691, 42.39276

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON,W.H,GEOL SURV WYO,1966,BULL 50,MINERAL RESOURCES OF W

  • Deposit

    FRACTURED DIORITE & GABBRO DIKES AND GNEISS AND SCHIST IN GR

  • Deposit

    QTZ CARRYING LEAD FILLS FRACTURES IN DIKES & GRANITES. CLOSE

  • Deposit

    ALSO LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SEC 4 T16N R71W

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.