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Gold from
Ground Hog Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold
Formula:Au
Comments:Occurs in greenstone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ground Hog Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67516:9
GUID (UUID V4):87ead9d1-bee3-4949-926b-b8dc9a5871a3
Nearest other occurrences of Gold
1.7km (1.1 miles) St Louis Mines, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Tabor Grand Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Rose Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Snowbird Mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Mary Ellen mine, Atlantic City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Diana mine, Miners Delight, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Duncan Mine, South Pass City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Midas Mine, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) Garfield Mine, Miners Delight, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Barr mine, South Pass City, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
References
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00:52 01 June 2016 Wyoming Mineral Locality Index Figure 1. Index map of Wyoming counties, with exposures...exposures of Precambrian and volcanic rocks. 1 he Wyoming mineral locality index is designed to provide mineral...interesting mineral occurrences in the state of Wyoming. Five publications were used extensively in compiling...view of the Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection...1 inch equals 4 miles) of the entire state of Wyoming in book form. The Wwming Atlas and Gazetteer can
Report (issue)
OF WYOMING GEOLOGIST'S OFFICE BULLETIN NUMBER 20 Atlantic City, South Pass Gold Mining, District THE...THE CARISSA MINE ALBERT B.BARTLETT STA'l'E GEOLOGIST OF WYOMING WITH NOTES ON GEOLOGY BY PROFESSOR]...IOWA) IOWA CITY) IA. JULY IS, 1926 INTRODUCTION Interest in mining is reV1iving in Wyoming, and many...geology and present development of the South Pass-Atlantic City District. Previous publications of the State...Geologlist's office are "A Brief Review of the South Pass Gold District," by H. C. Beeler, published in 1904,
Report (volume)
OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 626 THE ATLANTIC GOLI) DISTRICT AND THE NORTH LARAMIE MOUNTAINS PAPERS............................. The Atlantic gold district, Fremont County, Wyo...................................................... Geology of the Atlantic district......................................... Rocks......................... Schists of the central Atlantic belt............................. Structure of...Magnetite schists in the northern part of the district.............. 16 Distribution and general character
Report (issue)
STATE OF WYOMING GEOLOGIST'S OFFICE Bulletin Number 7 Series B ATLANTIC CITY GOLD MINING DISTRICT Frelllont...Frelllont County BY L. W. TRUMBULL. STATE GEOLOGIST CHEYENNE, WYO. THE S. A. BRISTOL co., PRINTERS '9...The Lander Oil Fields, Fremont County. 1912. The Douglas Oil Field, Converse County. 1912. Muddy Creek Oil...Oil Field, Carbon County. 1912. Prospective Oil Fields at Upton, Lusk, Rattlesnake and LaBarge. 1913...1913. Minerals and Mining Laws of Wyoming. 1913. The Atlantic City Gold Mining District. 1914. Salt Creek
Report (issue)
Geology of the South Pass Area, Fremont County, Wyoming By RICHARD W. BAYLEY, PAUL DEAN PROCTOR,· and...structure) and metamorphism of the South Pass area) and the iron and gold deposits UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Economic geology -------------------------------Gold -------- --·-- ---------------------------Quartz...-------------------------Copper-gold veins -----------------------Future of gold mining ------------------Iron...__ Ore bodies -----------------------------Iron mining ----------------------------References cited -
Report (issue)
Mineralization, Southern Wyoming Province Hartville Uplift to Copper Mountain Area, Wyoming July t 9-25, t 989...Ridge, Bull Camp Peak 1 1/2-minute quadrangle, Wyoming. Leaders: George L. Snyder U.S. Geological Survey...Hausel Deputy Directory Theological Survey of Wyoming Box 3008, University Station Laramie, WY 82071...The University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Paul J. Graff Research Associates of Wyoming 2220 East 17th...PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS AND MINERALIZATION, SOUTHERN WYOMING PROVINCE by George L. Snyder 1, W. Dan Hausel2
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THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING Gary B. Glass, Executive Director and State Geologist ADVISORY BOARD...Governor Terry P. Roark,President, University of Wyoming Donald B. Basko, Oil and Gas Supervisor Appointed...Cheyenne, Wyoming. This and other publications available from: The Geological Survey of Wyoming P.O. Box...University Station LaIanlle, Wyoming 82071 (307) 766·2286 Front Cover - Wyoming gold. Gold buttons in the prospector's...recovered by Dean Farris from mine dump waste in the Gold Hill district. The actual diameter of the button
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enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo...Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro Area New Placers District Grants Area Nacimiento
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" \ AN)» el \} -w y = —Z- es MC =) a oS MINING 147 AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the Rocky Mountain States;...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nation’s romantic past;
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of Geology and Environmental Earth Science 250 South Patterson Avenue Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056...Norway Wire Gold Ground Hog Mine, Gilman, Colorado S ince the dawn of civilization, silver and gold have been...and captivating luster. Some of the earliest known gold jewelry, dating from approximately 4500 BC, was...alloy of silver and gold (Wallace 1987). Throughout history and around the globe, gold and silver have been... Figure 4. Wire gold, 11.7 cm tall, from the Ground Hog mine, Gillman district, Eagle County, Colorado. Harvard
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Cerussite from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine (Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA). Ex coll. Rock Currier. Part of...Treasures Exhibition at the TGMS Show 2008. Kelly Mine Smithsonite A Lesson Learned Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet...a lasting impression on me occurred in the Kelly Mine in New Mexico in the late SO's. Socorro, New Mexico...the state is home to the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (NMIMT), formerly the New Mexico School...admitted to NMIMT to begin studies in geology and mining engineering. I can still remember the first time
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
January 2015 Minerals of the Gilman District and Eagle Mine Eagle County, Colorado WILLIAM J. WARREN JR....com 298 ROCKS & MINERALS T he Gilman district, in Eagle County, Colorado, and its premier mineral specimen...Company’s Eagle mine, are located about 120 kilometers west-southwest of Denver. The Gilman district was originally...the Battle Mountain district and was later referred to as the Red Cliff district. Much of the older (pre-1940s)...the area by one, or both, of these names. The district is famous for its once-prolific production of
Report (volume)
ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYARD AREA, CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO BY SAMUEL G. LASEY Prepared in...___ _____________________________________________ Gold. ___ __ _ _._ _ ___ _. _ Silver minerals.______...deposits.________-__-____----____.-__--_-__-_-___-__ Gold placer deposits.__________________________________________..._--------_-_-------_--__--_---__ Lucky Bill, Ground Hog, and San Jose mines.._-_-_-___.___-__ -__ Location...production..-..-____.._-_--_____--_____________ Mine workings-------------------------------------------Geology
Book (edition)
SCENIC TRIPS to the GEOLOGIC PAST SILVER CITY SANTA RITA HURLEY NEW MEXICO Scenic Trips to the Geologic...Southern Zuni Mountains, New Mexico No. 5 - Silver City-Santa Rita-Hurley, New Mexico Additional copies...Campus Station, Socorro, New Mexico. HO: FOR THE GOLD AND SILVER MINES OF NEW MEXICO Fortune hunters,... Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past No. 5 SILVER CITY - SANTA RITA - HURLEY, NEW MEXICO by JOHN H. SCHILLING...INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY Socorro - New Mexico NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
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5) (No. 6) Augelite, South Dakota, 383 Autunite, South Dakota, 383 Azurite, South Dakota, 383 Back, M...M. E., Pyromorphite: A Review, 22-36 Barite, South Dakota, 383 Barium-Saturated Zeolite Assemblage, Sugar...JanuaryIFebruary: Pyromorphite, Les Barlow, A., 98 Farges mine, Correze Province, France; Barnes, J. H., see Media...Minerals of the Government Pit, Albany, New Mountain, South Hunan Province, PeoHampshire, 158-68 ple’s Republic...Mollie Gibson mine, Bertrandite, New Hampshire, 161 Pitkin County, Colorado; specimen Beryl, South Dakota,
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the 1997 Denver Show c Part 2: The Discovery, Mining History, Geology, and Specimen Mineralogy of Selected...discovery of gold in Colorado and the mining history and geology/mineralogy of the Front Range mining districts...the gold deposits found throughout the rest of the state. As previously mentioned, each new gold discovery...staking of the most promising locations. When the ground was claimed-up, latecomers were forced to move...Gulch. THE CENTRAL COLORADO MINERAL BELT LAKE COUNTY 3,396,000 ounces, 1860-1 990 (Davis and Streufert
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Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Peru1Sylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah 1 11 18 23 39 41 47...Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 301 311 315 321 325 332 AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT...1 F/4. 3.JJo"J-- faorgia Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology t/ 19 Hunter St. , S. W. Agriculture...Geological Survey \,./' Gttele~ \.1m11x I(. W i ,. T Iowa City, Iowa S .Jc) ¥ o J t s0 • ~--Y ...,.. "'1 State...Island ? South Carolina Division of Geology State Development Board Box 927 Columbia, South Carolina
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polymetallic Au-Ag vein deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace...polymetallic AuAg vein deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace...polymetallic Au-Ag vein deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace...The Central City historic Au-Ag mining district is located in the Front Range of Colorado, USA, and has...Previous studies have related ore formation in the district to the emplacement of Late Cretaceous-Paleogene
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Although perhaps best known for its wire and leaf gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico...microprobe, etc.) Because New Mexico is a mining state, mining districts are given whenever possible in...2015 Bernalillo County Cerro Colorado, W. of Albuquerque: carnotite. Placitas district (Sandia Mountains)...schorl. Tijeras Canyon district (Manzano Mountains), E. of Albuquerque. Galena King mine: barite, fluorite...subdistrict (Seiiora de 10s Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron County Apache Creek, N. of Reserve:
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Thomssen Mineral Exploration Consultants Carson City, NV photography: Nelly Bariand Sorbonne Paris,...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1N8 South Africa: Horst Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof.....157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................1983 n o t e s f r o m t h e ; EDITOR GOLD ISSUE SOLD OUT! As I write this (mid-January 1983)
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famous—amazonite, aquamarine, rhodochrosite, topaz, and native gold. The geology department in the museum has strengthened...large, crystallized specimens. The John F . Campion gold collection was one of the gifts that originated...world have such fine examples of crystallized leaf gold. R. C. Hills, the geology department's second curator...minerals—four-inch purple cubes of fluorite from the Weardale district, hematite from Cumberland, barite from Frizington...most noteworthy meteorite, the Johnstown (Weld County) achondrite, is on exhibit with an interpretation
Report (issue)
Ore Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Study made in cooperation...cooperation with the Colorado Mining Industrial Development Board PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1017 Ore Deposits...Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado By THOMAS S. LOVERING, OGDEN TWETO, and T. G. LOVERING...1017 Study made in cooperation with the Colorado Mining Industrial Development Board Description of the...the ore deposits and geologic setting of a mining district that is the leading source of zinc in Colorado
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periods of exploratIon that ultimately led to a mining "boom ll in the 1950 IS. Since I ts meager start...Tallahassee Creek distrIct in Fremont County. Uranium, recoverable by solution mining of Upper Cretaceous...evaluated In Weld County. VBlntype uran I urn occurrence 5 are typ I fled in Je f farson County by the Schwartzwal...Schwartzwal der Mi ne, the largest uranium mine In Colorado. Part 2 contains in the bibliography of approximately...occurrences In the state, with cross-Indexes by county, host rock, and the special categoriesof "Front
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DIEGO FREEWAY 14051 p a c if ic COAST HIGHWAY Gold-Nevado Co. California Hours: Tues-Sar. 10-5 Sunday... Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...currency, without surcharge, to the following people: South Africa: Horst Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof...(808) 623-2322 to © U rt (2 40977 PAJARO DR., FREMONT, CA. 94538 [415] 657-7922 BIG NEWS! WE ARE MOVING
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Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, 1200 South Eads Street, Arlington, VA 22202 CONTENTS Page...and abridgment of the literature from 1858, when gold was discovered, through 1957 (with a few additions...location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...important source material from the earliest reports of gold discoveries in 1858, through 1958. Compilation and...represents values of the materials as they came from the ground. This figure does not account for the increase
 
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