Unknown (occurrence of molydenum in float)

Occurrence in Sublette county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279167
MAS/MILS ID 0560350052
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown (occurrence of molydenum in float)

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -109.19793, 42.72354 (WGS84)
Elevation 3292
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Very vague location. Within 2 1/2 mi of the Schiestler Peak (Temple Peak) deposit. Range printed as 104W, but possibly it could have been meant to be 103W., 10000, 10000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sublette(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Temple Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pinedale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Sandy(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bridger Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sublette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 032 N 104 W 25 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -109.19793, 42.72354

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 136.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "Molybdenite bearing float has been reported within 2.5 mi. of the Temple Peak deposit and also along the drainage of the Popo Agie River.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 12-DEC-08 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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