| Deposit ID | 10400401 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Mineralized Area | Encampment mineralized area |
| Current site name | Encampment District |
| Alternate or previous names | Sierra Madre, Grand Encampment District |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.95349, 41.17104 (WGS84) |
| Relative position | Approximate centroid of district (visual, not measured). |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Centroid (1) | -106.95349, 41.17104 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Production years | intermittent |
| District name | Encampment District |
|---|
Hausel, W.D., 1989, The Geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Wyoming Geological Survey Bull. 68, 248 p.
Hausel, W.D., 1997, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bull. 70, 229 p.
Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide ot the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Large district confined to the Sierra Madre Range. Covers approximately 550 square miles. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-22 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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