| Deposit ID | 10080774 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032131 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Nugget placer claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Nugget Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.56877, 42.43911 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | Several Miles Along Strawberry Creek And Big Nugget Ditch, 3000, 3000, 3000 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 029N;028N | 098W | 31: 32: 33: 06 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 56 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.56877, 42.43911 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Atlantic City-South Pass District: Sweetwater District |
|---|---|
| District name | Lewiston District |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032131 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560131010 | =newMRDS 10302962, merged and deleted. |
GSW BULL 50, P. 86.
GSW RI 23, P. 13.
Hausel, 1989, WGS Bull. 68, 248 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 18-JUN-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted 0560131010 (newMRDS 10302962) |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | for deleted record 0560131010 |
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