| Deposit ID | 10111268 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032154 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560131097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | South Pass |
| Current site name | Carissa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pioneer Carissa Gold Mine, Pioneer Carissa Gold Mines, Inc., Pioneer Carisso Gold Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.79378, 42.47411 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Pass 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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 029N | 100W | 21 | NW | Wyoming |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Orpiment | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGED 0.32 OZ/TON: RANGED FROM A TRACE TO 2.64 OZ/TON. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Miners Delight | ||||
| Rock description | Miners Delight | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.79378, 42.47411 |
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| Strike | N 70 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 N |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sweetwater District: Atlantic City-South Pass District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pioneer Carissa Gold Mines, Inc |
| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State of Wyoming |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 2010 |
| First year | 2003 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032154 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560131097 | =newMRDS 10279314, merged and deleted. |
Osterwald and others, 1966, WGS Bull. 50, P. 87.
Osterwald and others, 1966, WGS Bull. 50, P. 7, 87.
Hausel, 1980, GSW RI 23, P. 4, 6-9.
Hausel, 1980, GSW RI 23, P. 6-7.
South Pass City Historic Site, Carissa Mine Project, accessed 27-aug-2010 http://southpasscity.com/CarissaProject.aspx
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Wilson and Heran (USGS), 10-aug-2010, were given a complete tour of the property by John Lane and (Brian ?) of South Pass City Historic Site, owned by the state of Wyoming. For more information see http://southpasscity.com/CarissaProject.aspx. |
| Deposit | VEINS DIPPING 85-90 DEGREES, ARE VARIABLE AND USUALLY BRANCHING. AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 6.33 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 27-AUG-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | Merged and deleted duplicate record 10279314 (0560131097) |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 0560131097=newMRDS 10279314. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.