| Deposit ID | 10181381 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560090282 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | French Joe Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.56944, 42.46639 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2006 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 12 miles SW of Douglas, in French Joe Park, on West La Bonte Creek or French Joe Creek., adit on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saddleback Mountain(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
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Converse |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 29N | 073W | 23 | C of W2 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Azurite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Trace |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.56944, 42.46639 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Prele mineralized area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560090282 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W900521 | Submitted by Terry Klein in 2000, but not yet added to newMRDS database. |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | GR0299 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 50, 121.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 46, 109.
USGS, 1985, Saddleback Mountain topo quad|Snyder, 1992, USGS I-2231|Love and Christiansen, 1985, WYO. state geol. map
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 85.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "A schist lens in granite encloses a series of northeast trending quartz stringers. The stringers enclose pieces of schist and contain limonite stains, some malachite and azurite, together with small amounts of pyrite and copper sulfides." |
| Deposit | Prospect includes 2 lodes: Eureka and Copper King. Workings include a 60 ft. shaft and open cuts. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 2008-10-31 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.