Spring Creek Placers

The Spring Creek Placers is a gold 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: Spring Creek Placers  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.14444, -106.22083

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Spring Creek Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Spring Creek Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Douglas Creek District


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: Medicine Bow National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


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

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE AT CONFLUENCE OF SPRING AND MUDDY CREEKS (N2 OF SEC. 36)

Comment (Production): YIELDED $1,000 AU

Comment (Deposit): EXTENDS 3.5 MI ALONG SPRING CREEK AND AVERAGES 4 FT THICK


References

Reference (Production): GSW BULL 50, P. 82: GSW RI 23, P. 24.

Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 82.

Reference (Deposit): GSW RI 23, P. 24-25.


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