The Azurite is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 10,499 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: 10,499 Feet (3,200 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.1675, -106.88306
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Azurite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Azurite
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Medicine Bow
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. R. Crow Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery 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
Type: R
Description: Sierra Madre Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MIN. EXAM. FS. 1962
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: ORE VALUES PROBABLY LOW.
Comment (Deposit): Unable to verify this site record. No published information available. Moved lat/long location to center of Sec. 19, assuming that piece of location data is correct.
References
Reference (Deposit): MIN. EXAM. FS. 1962.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 OTHER FS
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