| Deposit ID | 10080763 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032117 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560131068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Atlantic City - South Pass District. |
| Current site name | Mary Ellen Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74556, 42.48778 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Shaft labeled on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Atlantic City(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 029N | 100W | 14 | NE | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGED $8 IN GOLD PER TON (1911) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.74556, 42.48778 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two Sets Of Fractures |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | 35 SW |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Atlantic City - South Pass District : Sweetwater District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 73.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032117 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560131068 | = newMRDS 10279307, merged and deleted. |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, 287 p.
Hausel, W.D., 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 23, 71 p.
GSW BULL 50, P.86 : GSW RI 23, P.10.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SECOND DEPOSIT STRIKES N 40 E AND DIPS 30 SW. THE BEST ORE IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO SETS OF FRACTURES. |
| Deposit | ORE IS FOUND IN LENSES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560131068 = newMRDS 10279307. |
| Editor | 14-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560131068 = newMRDS 10279307, merged and deleted. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.