The Strong Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Strong Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Strong Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: ANORTHOSITE
Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY WORKED FOR COPPER.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND HAGNER, A.F., 1957, USGS MIN. INV. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-119, SCALE 1:63,360.
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