The May and Jump Claims is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.53333, -108.70833
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May and Jump Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: May and Jump Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: South Pass
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Identification): Unclear if this is the same as May Gold Placer Claims (owned as of the mid 1980s by Nugget Exploration Inc.). This property is NOT mentioned in either of the supposed references (GQ-460 or Bull. 50).
Comment (General): Atlantic City-South Pass "district" contains both gold vein and gold placer deposits. Presumably, May and Jump claims are placers. However, there is no mention of either claim in the cited references. A proprietary subscription to Metals Economics Group (www.metalseconomics.com) lists a "deposit" called the "May Gold Placer Claims." There is no proof that this is the same deposit, but for further information, the user may wish to pursue this possible lead.
References
Reference (Deposit): WYO GEOL SURVEY BULL 50 [note: ABW was unable to locate mention of this mine/claim in this publication].
Reference (Deposit): Bayley, Richard W., 1965, Geologic map of the Miners Delight quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: USGS Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-460, scale 1:24,000.
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