| Deposit ID | 10303207 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560070296 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ak-Sar-Ben Group |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.37173, 41.17997 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2688 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 80 ft. shaft is in Sec. 15, near Iron Creek. No further description of location other than "on an outcrop of siliceous hematite"., 1500, 1500, 1500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Keystone(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)
Savage Run Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -106.37173, 41.17997 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560070296 |
MIN RES WYO 1966 GEOL SURU WYO BULL 50 P 129 117
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Listed as a Manganese prospect. "An 80 ft shaft was sunk on an outcrop of siliceous hematite. In the alteration zone, a graphitic schist contains iron oxides and manganese." (Bull. 50, p. 129). On p. 117, this site is simply listed as a reported occurrence of hematite, with a referral to "see manganese." |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 08-JUL-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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