The J H Carpenter Prospect is a manganese mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,585 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,585 Feet (2,312 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 42.339, -108.98200
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J H Carpenter Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: J H Carpenter Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 mi. west of Pacific Springs (which are in T27N, R102W, sec. 1, S2 of SW4). Therefore, Propect should be in T27N, R102W, Sec. 3, SW4. ABWilson moved coordinates to this quarter section.
Comment (Geology): "PYROLUSITE IN an EOCENE GRIT BED 12 FT THICK ASSAYS 19%-35% manganese." (Bull. 50, p. 130)
Comment (Geology): "The sediments dip gently to the south. Much quartz is present." (Bull. 50, p. 130).
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, MIneral Resources of Wyoming: WYOming GEOLogical SURVey BULLetin 50, p. 130.
Pages: p. 130.
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