The Temple Peak Deposit is a molybdenum mine located in Sublette county, Wyoming at an elevation of 10,801 feet.
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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: 10,801 Feet (3,292 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 42.71889, -109.20111
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Temple Peak Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Temple Peak Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sublette
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.
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: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF A CHIP SAMPLED SHOWED 2.03% MO.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH WEST FACING SLOPE OF SCHIESTLER PEAK IN BRIDGER WILDERNES S. CORRECT SECTION? LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Location): Location is unverified, but Terry Klein palced it at the prospect at 10,800 ft. on the SW flank of Schiestler Peak. Probably within 1 mile of actual location.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 135.
Reference (Deposit): TEMPLE PEAK MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING: UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR GSW, NOVEMBER 30, 1955.
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