The Grizzley Creek Prospect is a kyanite mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Kyanite
Lat, Long: 42.0083, -105.32000
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Grizzley Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grizzley Creek Prospect
Secondary: Kyanite #1 Claim
Secondary: Kyanite No. 1 mining claim
Secondary: Grizzly Creek Prospect
Secondary: Kyanite Nos. 1, 2, & 3
Commodity
Primary: Kyanite
Tertiary: Clay
Tertiary: Peat
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: A.D. Bartlett, Edmund Leet, and G.J. Tassi
Home Office: Wheatland WY and Denver CO
Info Year: 1953
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: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (General): Detailed information on kyanite on this property can be found in DMEA Docket 2549.
Comment (Geology): KYANITE & SILLIMANITE-RICH SCHIST CROSSCUTS GNEISS & SCHISTS
Comment (Geology): COINCIDES WITH A FUALT ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,W.H,GEOL SURV WYO,1966,BULL 50,MINERAL RESOURCES OF W
Pages: p. 123.
Reference (Deposit): Defense Minerals Exploration Administration Docket No. 2549, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2549_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2549_DMEA.pdf
Reference (Deposit): Defense Minerals Exploration Administration Docket No. 2923, 46 p. http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2923_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2923_DMEA.pdf
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