The Mary Ellen Mine is a gold mine located in Fremont 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
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Mary Ellen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Ellen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Atlantic City - South Pass District : Sweetwater District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Two Sets Of Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGED $8 IN GOLD PER TON (1911)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): "THE VEIN IS REPORTED TO BE STOPED OUT FOR 240 FT DOWN THE DIP." (Bull. 50, p. 86)
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS FOUND IN LENSES.
Comment (Deposit): A SECOND DEPOSIT STRIKES N 40 E AND DIPS 30 SW. THE BEST ORE IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TWO SETS OF FRACTURES.
Comment (Production): The estimated production up to 1916 is $125,000. (Bull. 50, p. 86).
References
Reference (Production): GSW BULL 50, P.86 : GSW RI 23, P.10.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 23, 71 p.
Pages: p. 10.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, 287 p.
Pages: p. 86.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
