The Waterloo Prospect 1 is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 10,679 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
Elevation: 10,679 Feet (3,255 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.3081, -106.33170
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Waterloo Prospect 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waterloo Prospect 1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): An outcrop of limonite- and copper carbonate-stained quartzite has some copper sulfides.
Comment (Deposit): original MAS database has 3 entries for Waterloo 1 (0560070457 MAS, 10303347), Waterloo 2 (0560070458 MAS, 10304758), and Waterloo 3 (0560070459 MAS, 10181797 newMRDS). All refer to the same citation on page 44 of Bull. 50 (1966 version). There is nothing in the source material to suggest that there are multiple deposits here. The location given in the reference is vaguely described as the SE part of T16N, R80W without specifying a section. Sec. 26 would be closest to the center of the SE part of that Township/Range. Prior to editing, the PLSS stated the mine was in Sec. 25 yet it plotted in sec. 36.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 44, 84.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 41, 78.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 120.
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