The Wildcat Hills is a mine located in Goshen county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,906 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: 5,906 Feet (1,800 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 42.55, -104.58330
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Wildcat Hills MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wildcat Hills
Secondary: Muskrat Canyon
Secondary: Hartville Uplift
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Goshen
District: Hartville District
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): RE, REC 030. DEPOSIT EXTENDS INTERMITTENTLY FROM NE1/4 T.29N NNE INTO W1/4 T.30N.,R.64W.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF 1 GEOLOGIC SURVEY OF WYOMING,BULLETIN NO. 50
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