The Horse Creek is a gold and silver mine located in Sublette county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,845 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,845 Feet (2,696 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.92472, -110.50889
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Horse Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horse Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle 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: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): JURASSIC ROCKS OF SHALE,LIMESTONE,AND SANDSTONE.
Comment (Location): Described as being on Horse Creek between Ranges 114 W and 115W. Sketech map on p. 77 of Bull. 315 shows 2 prospects, one on the north and one of the south side of the creek, just east of the confluence of North and South Forks where there are Jurassic rocks striking nearly perpendicularly to the main creek.
Comment (Deposit): A few shallow pits dug in Jurassic rocks.
Comment (Identification): Gold deposit (in Jurassic rock) shown on MS-14 (Harris and others, 1985) at this location.
Comment (Location): Erroneously listed as Lincoln County in Osterwald and others, WGS Bull. 50, p. 89. This creek and the township and range are in Sublette County.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 89.
Reference (Deposit): Schultz, A.R., 1907, Gold developments in central Uinta County, Wyo., and at other points on Snake River: USGS Bull. 315, p. 74-75, pl. 1, p. 77.
Pages: p. 74-75; pl. 1, p. 77.
Reference (Deposit): Harris and others, 1985, Metallic and industrial minerals map of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000.
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