The Unidentified Prospect is a iron mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Halleck Canyon Area
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
Deposit Size: S
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
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO GRAB SAMPLES, ANALYZED BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE, INDICATED 26 AND 36% FE
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE QUARTER OF THE TOWNSHIP
References
Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 108
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