The Unidentified Iron Occurrence is a iron mine located in Sublette county, Wyoming at an elevation of 9,600 feet.
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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: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 42.57083, -110.56139
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Unidentified Iron Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Iron Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sublette
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.
Administrative Organization: Bridger National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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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: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Darby Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 20 TO 40% FE 203
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG DARBY RIDGE: FISH CREEK MOUNTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): BRAGDEN, E.F., 1965, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRING CREEK AND ADJACENT AREA, LINCOLN AND SUBLETTE COUNTIES, WYOMING: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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