Strong Mine

The Strong Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.

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

Name: Strong Mine  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Copper

Lat, Long: 41.38333, -105.36667

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Strong Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Strong Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: ANORTHOSITE

Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY WORKED FOR COPPER.


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND HAGNER, A.F., 1957, USGS MIN. INV. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-119, SCALE 1:63,360.


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