The North Fork Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,481 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,481 Feet (2,585 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 41.05167, -106.95556
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North Fork Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Fork Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: 7.5 mi. S. of E-W trending Cheyenne Belt
Type: R
Structure: 3 mi. S. of E-W trending Roaring Fork Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Identification): Do not confuse North Fork Mine with North Fork Group.
Comment (Geology): host rocks are mixed metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks
Comment (Geology): Local Structures: NW-trending, steeply SW-dipping mixed metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks
References
Reference (Geology): Houston and Graff, 1995, USGS I-2452
Reference (Deposit): Graff, 1978, Univ. of Wyo., PhD dissertation
Reference (Deposit): Spencer, 1904, USGS PP-25, pl. 2, #15.
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