Koch siliceous iron prospect

The Koch siliceous iron prospect is a iron mine located in Natrona county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

Name: Koch siliceous iron prospect  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Natrona

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 42.73556, -106.28333

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Koch siliceous iron prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Koch siliceous iron prospect
Secondary: Koch Deposit Occurrence
Secondary: Koch Deposit #2


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Natrona


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 30% FE, 32% FE, [sic. No idea why 2 values are listed for Fe]. 1-2% CR(1 SAMPLE) 1-2% MN (1 SAMPLE)


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): "A QUARTZ-SPECULARite VEIN TRENDS North FOR 1 MILE, DISAPPEARS FOR 1 MILE, THEN APPEARS AGAIN. The vein cuts granite." (Bull. 50, p. 118).

Comment (Identification): This is the first listed hematite deposit in Natrona County in Bull. 50. The second entry immediately below on p. 118 is also called the Koch deposit. To make them distinct, the latter is now called the Koch hematite prospect on Casper Mountain (see the original reference in Bull. 50).


References

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1966, GSW BULL 50, P. 118.
Pages: p. 118.


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