Unidentified Prospect

The Unidentified Prospect is a stone mine located in Sheridan 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: Unidentified Prospect  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Sheridan

Elevation:

Commodity: Stone

Lat, Long: 44.77167, -107.51389

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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unidentified Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Stone
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sheridan


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

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Location): AT THE OLD LEOPARD ROCK QUARRY SOUTH OF TWIN BUTTES; 1/2 MILE NE O F BURGESS RANGER STATION

Comment (Deposit): DIABASE CROPS OUT FROM NE SEC 25 NEAR N. TONGUE RIVER ALMOST CONT INUOUSLY TO THE CENTER OF SEC 24, T56N, R88W, EAST OF CUTLER CREEK. DI P 80-85 S. WIDTH 30-60 FT. DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE


References

Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 121, 178


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