| Deposit ID | 10279044 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W900494 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Raven Group |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.37917, 41.25917 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | Group of claims on Iron Creek. APPROXIMATE CENTROID OF claims located approximately on 1:24 K topo, Approx. Within 1 mi. Near sec. corner 15, 21, 22. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Phantom Lake(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 | 80W | 15, 21, 22 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Result | Selected sample yielded 6% Cu. |
|---|
| Model code | 92 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b.1 |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi |
| Mark3 model number | 98 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | French Slate | ||||
| |||||
| Ore Body (1) | -106.37917, 41.25917 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NE-trending metamorphic rocks and shears |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | near vertical French Slate just N of NE-trending Mullen Ck-Nash Fork Shear |
| Strike | NE |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| District name | French Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | shaft |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070378 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W900494 | Record submitted by Terry Klein not yet in newMRDS. |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 44.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 40.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 119-120.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1979-01-30 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-02-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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