| Deposit ID | 10106253 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Fork, Big Goose Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.21291, 44.57188 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sheridan(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Park Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Burgess Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sheridan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tongue(hydrologic unit)
Tongue(hydrologic accounting unit)
Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bighorn National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Sheridan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 053N | 086W | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -107.21291, 44.57188 |
|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Big Horn National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032186 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 90
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A QUARTZ VEIN CONNECTED WITH DIABASE DIKES IN GRANITE CONTAINS A LITTLE FREE GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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