Six Lakes Occurrence

The Six Lakes Occurrence is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Teton 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: Six Lakes Occurrence  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Teton

Elevation:

Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 43.46528, -110.33889

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Six Lakes Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Six Lakes Occurrence
Secondary: Stratigraphic Sections 51
Secondary: 52
Secondary: And 53 In Sheldon
Secondary: 1963


Commodity

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Secondary: Uranium


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


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: 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

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Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): INCLUDES RESERVES ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL AND DOWN TO 5000 FT BELOW ENTRY LEVEL. RESERVE BLOCK T-PSMR-149-168. RESERVE BLOCK IV (IN SHELDON, 1963)

Comment (Location): PROBABLY ALONG JAGG CREEK, NEAR THE SIX LAKES

Comment (Deposit): NORTH PROSPECT CONTAINS 4.7 FEET OF 29 PERCENT P2O5. MIDDLE PROSPECT CONTAINS 2.8 FEET OF 33.6 PERCENT P2O5. SOUTH PROSPECT CONTAINS 4.0 FEET OF 28.9 PERCENT P2O5

Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECT


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 313-B


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