| Deposit ID | 10080866 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032382 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eureka Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.37339, 42.40663 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Esterbrook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Laramie Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Glendo Reservoir(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 | Albany |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 028N | 071W | 09;16 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.37339, 42.40663 |
|---|
| Width | 6.1M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Esterbrook Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 3.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032382 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 38
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHALCOPYRITE IS SCATTERED THROUGH THE QUARTZ, AND ALSO IN THE PYR RHOTITE. GOLD IS FOUND IN THE GOSSAN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-83 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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