| Deposit ID | 10229976 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560070353 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Itmay Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.91895, 41.09607 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3100 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | No specific location information within Sec. 14., about 1/2 mi. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon Creek(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
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Huston Park Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Result | Sample of magnetite/pyrite/chalcopyrite/quartz/chlorite/epidote schist yielded 1000 ppm Co, 15,000 ppm Cu, 200 ppm Ni. Another sample assayed 17.92% Cu, 0,05 opt Au. |
|---|
| Ore Body (1) | -106.91895, 41.09607 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560070353 |
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47,48,83.
Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 155-156.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 172-173.
Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 18-19.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Explored by Conoco Minerals Co in 1981. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JAN-97 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 28-JAN-09 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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