Billie Class stamp mill and prospects

The Billie Class stamp mill and prospects is a gold mine located in Albany 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: Billie Class stamp mill and prospects  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.36111, -106.29556

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Billie Class stamp mill and prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Billie Class stamp mill and prospects
Secondary: Lewis Lake prospects


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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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

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Comments

Comment (Workings): Site visit 8/12-2010 by A.B. Wilson and W. Heran, USGS. Some timbers, a partly submerged iron wheel (apparently one of the two wheels shown in the photo in Hausel, 1993, p. 19, fig. 20), and a concrete footing (also visible in fig. 20) are about all that remain of the old mill. There are several small pits (perhaps caved shafts or adits) well within a hundred yards/meters or so to the west of the mill remains. Mill and all prospects are long since abandoned. Workings are located in a rusty shear zone, that has been referred to gossaniferous (Hausel, 1997, p. 129).

Comment (Location): Location by GPS on the remaining concrete footing by A.B. Wilson, 8/12/2010. Agrees very well with generalized location on p. 2 of Hausel, 1993.

Comment (Deposit): No visible ore minerals found during site visit (12-aug-2010).


References

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 70, 229 p.
Pages: p. 129.

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
Pages: p. 19, pls. 1 & 2.


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