Iron Duke Mine

Occurrence in Fremont county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279294
MAS/MILS ID 0560131055
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Duke Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -108.54711, 42.43494 (WGS84)
Elevation 2230
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Radium Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sweetwater(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 028 N 098 W 05 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -108.54711, 42.43494

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHEELITE IS REPORTED ON DUMPS OF THE MINE

  • Deposit

    LOCATED NEAR LEWISTON

  • Deposit

    WYO GEOL SURV BULL 50 1966 P 201

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/01/2020
MSHA mine ID4801821
Mine name (MSHA)Iron Duke
Current operatorTommyKnockers LLC
Current controller (parent)Jacob J Tyra; Graham H Jacobs
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (15 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references