Mary Ellen Mine

The Mary Ellen Mine is a gold mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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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.

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