The Chicago Mine is a iron mine located in Platte county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,262 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: 5,262 Feet (1,604 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 42.3454, -104.68170
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Chicago Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicago Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Platte
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Basins Engineering Co., Inc.
Company ID: 4800999
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: C. F. And I. Steel Corp.
Company ID: 4800999
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Meyer Construction Co
Company ID: 4800999
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1975
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 10-79
Reference (Deposit): MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF USBM PROD TABULATIONS
Reference (Deposit): http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/Topics/WYEconomics/Metals.aspx (accessed 6/9/2010).
URL: http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/Topics/WYEconomics/Metals.aspx
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