Beaver Creek Deposit

The Beaver Creek Deposit is a talc-soapstone, magnesite, and asbestos mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,883 feet.

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: Beaver Creek Deposit  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 6,883 Feet (2,098 Meters)

Commodity: Talc-Soapstone, Magnesite, Asbestos

Lat, Long: 42.5619, -108.35330

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Beaver Creek Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beaver Creek Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Primary: Magnesite
Primary: Asbestos
Secondary: Vermiculite


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): WYO GEOL SURV BULL NO 50 1966 P 8

Reference (Deposit): ONE OF SEVERAL LOCATIONS UNDER SAME NAME

Reference (Deposit): SERPINTINE

Reference (Deposit): VERMICULITE,TALC,ANTHOPHYLLITE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE

Reference (Deposit): SMALL AMOUNTS OF CROSS FIBER CHRYSOTILE

Reference (Deposit): FIVE LENTICULAR SERPENTINE MASSES ARE SURROUNDED BY GRANITE


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