Homestake prospect group

The Homestake prospect group is a copper mine located in Carbon 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

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Site Name

Primary: Homestake prospect group
Secondary: Pease Properties
Secondary: Independence Group
Secondary: North Fork Group Cross Vein
Secondary: Anaconda

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Encampment District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Patented claims.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Structure: NE trending fault crosses the properties

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Age Old: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Age Old: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Age Old: Paleoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: Cu 19%, with some gold and silver (Pease, 1905)

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): centroid of group of patented claims includes numerous claims and workings includes Independence, Anaconda; location within group not known,

Comment (Deposit): 3 ft wide vein in chalcopyrite-bearing diorite; 19% CU came from 6 in streak on hanging wall of vein

References

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 171.

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