The Keystone Mining District is a gold mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Keystone Mining District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keystone Mining District
Secondary: Keystone Mine
Secondary: Florence Mine
Secondary: Albany, Cuprite, Douglas, Independence, Gold Crater, Keystone, Florence, and Lake Creek Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography
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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
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References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
Pages: p. 33.
Reference (Deposit): Currey, D.R., 1965, The Keystone gold-copper prospect area, Albany County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report No. 3, 12 p.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Pages: p. 120-122
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