The Maverick Claim is a pyrite mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Pyrite
Lat, Long: 42.4375, -105.34170
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Maverick Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maverick Claim
Commodity
Primary: Pyrite
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Converse
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): PEMATITE,IRREGULAR QTZ VEINS
Comment (Location): ON LINE BETWEEN 33 & 34 SECTIONS
Comment (Identification): Grossly miscategorized. Was listed as a salt deposit. This is a pyrite occurrence. Irregular quarz veins 3 ft. to 10 ft. wide parallel schist which strikes N 45W to N55W. Several narrow pegmatite dikes are found in the vicinity. Rock on the dump is mostly quartz wiht bunches of pyrite.
Comment (Names): Also see record for Maverick Group. Old MAS # 0560090291. May be a duplicate.
References
Reference (Deposit): WGS BULL 50, 1966, p. 121.
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