| Deposit ID | 10400292 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W900417 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Homestake prospect group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.01306, 41.00917 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fletcher Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baggs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Snake(hydrologic unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 12N | 86W | 2015-11-14T00:00:00.000 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Result | Cu 19%, with some gold and silver (Pease, 1905) |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Madre Granite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gabbro of Elkhorn Mountain | ||||
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| (1) | -107.01306, 41.00917 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NE trending fault crosses the properties |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| District name | Encampment District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Patented claims. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | tunnel |
| Length | 12.19M |
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 171.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 ft wide vein in chalcopyrite-bearing diorite; 19% CU came from 6 in streak on hanging wall of vein |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2009-02-03 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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