The Unnamed Prospect is a zinc, palladium, and platinum mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Palladium, Platinum
Lat, Long: 41.18222, -106.13972
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Palladium
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Keystone District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LIMONITE CONCENTRATES YEILDED MAXIMUM OF: 0.12 PPM PT, 1.4 PPM PD, AND 1,500 PPM ZN
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS CENTER OF SECTION. IN MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST
Comment (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: NEW RAMBLER CU-AU-PGE?
Comment (Workings): SHORT TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 125
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