The De Forest Copper Mine (unverifiable) is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.11667, -106.53333
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De Forest Copper Mine (unverifiable) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: De Forest Copper Mine (unverifiable)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Freezout Mountains
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: 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
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): Absence of any information whatsoever on this mine means it is highly unlikely that it is a current producer. Therefore, ABW changed the status to past producer. It is highly probably that it never produced or there would be some record of that somewhere.
Comment (Location): Only location info is "Freezeout Mtns" and Carbon Co. There is no copper mentioned in the Freezeout Mountains in either WGS Bull. 50 (1966) or Map Series 14 (1985).
Comment (Location): Coordinates given at -105.53 must have been a typo. To be in the stated section T25N, R82W, coordinates need to be -106.53. Changed long. based on this assumption. Still a bad location, but closer.
Comment (General): No references. Unable to verify this record.
References
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