| Deposit ID | 10181762 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W900184 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070356 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King of the Camp Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | King of the Campl Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.78889, 41.1425 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2554 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 mi. south of Encampment on the S. Fork of Encampment River., Within about 1/2 mi., Within about 1/2 mi., Within about 1/2 mi. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Encampment(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(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 | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 14N | 83W | 36 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Azurite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.78889, 41.1425 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Encampment District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J.H. Knowles |
| Home office | Fremont, Nebraska |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | King Murray |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070356 |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 48, 83.
Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 44, 77.
Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 156.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 173.
Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 19.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-01-28 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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