Jehosephat Prospect

The Jehosephat Prospect is a iron mine located in Platte 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: Jehosephat Prospect  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Platte

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 42.32806, -104.72222

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Jehosephat Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jehosephat Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Platte


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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: WEST SIDE SHAFT, N EAR BOTTOM 33.6% METALLIC FE
Analytical Data: EAST SIDE SHAFT, NEAR BOTTOM 43.3% METALLIC FE


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS

Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS DOLOMITE ENCLOSES HEMATITE. THE ROCK IS WEATHERED TO LI MONITE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF MALACHITE WAS FOUND IN A SMALL HOLE, NEAR TH E TOP OF THE IRON OXIDES.


References

Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 118


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