The Unidentified Gold Occurrence is a gold mine located in Teton county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.82444, -110.30639
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Unidentified Gold Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Gold Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Teton
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Teton National Forest
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS YIELDS 1,000 PPB.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 2.5 MILES EAST OF THE BLACKROCK RANGER STATION ALONG HIGHWAY 26-287 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 33 FT ABOVE ROAD LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 75-328
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