Landslide Dam Prospect

The Landslide Dam Prospect is a mine located in Lincoln county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Landslide Dam Prospect
Secondary: Lake Alice District

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Lincoln
District: Lake Alice 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: Bridger National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: 1 1/2 Miles West Of The Northerly Trending Tunp Thrust

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THE UPPER 5-15 FT OF THE NUGGET SANDSTON E

Comment (Commodity): 860 PPM COPPER, 1 PPM SILVER, 22 PPM ZINC

Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS LOCATED ABOVE THE LANDSLIDE THAT DAMS LAKE ALICE

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN BLEACHED GRAY ZONE OF THE NUGGET SANDSTON E. THIS ZONE LIES BELOW A LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE BRECCIA WHICH IS PETR OLIFEROUS. LOVE (1973) BELIEVES THIS COMBINATION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONCENTRATION OF METALLIC MINERALS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 140.

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's predious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, p. 136.

Reference (Deposit): LOVE, J.D., AND ANTWEILER, J.C., 1973, COPPER, SILVER, AND ZINC IN THE NUGGET SANDSTONE, WESTERN WYOMING: WYO. GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK, 25 TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE, GREATER GREEN RIVER BASIN, p. 145.

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