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Express Lode copper property

Occurrence in Carbon county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400626
Record type Site
Current site name Express Lode copper property
Alternate or previous names Gibraltar Mine, Gibralter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -106.526, 41.134 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position In Bull Canyon.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Barcus Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 014N 081W 32 SW4 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Covellite Ore
Pyrite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -106.526, 41.134
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Fault contact between granite and diorite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1902

Mining district

District name Big Creek District
District name Encampment District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert J. Wagoner
    Home office Saratoga, WY
    Year 1952
    First year 1904
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gibralter Mining Company
    Year 1952
    First year 1903
    Last year 1903

Comments on development

  • AT one time there was a 125 ft. vertical (or near vertical) shaft. AT dept of 42 ft. there was a 25 ft. crosscut.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Detailed information about this prospect is in the DMEA Docket.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 2012-01-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

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