The Hamilton Group is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 9,068 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: 9,068 Feet (2,764 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.145, -106.34070
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Hamilton Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hamilton Group
Secondary: Sunset Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Keystone District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Ore is limonite and cu-stained quartz
Comment (Deposit): STAINS OF LIMONITE MALACHITE AND AZURITE nOTED
Comment (Deposit): HUGE huge 2-mile long LEDGE OF ALTERED DIORITE hosted by granite and trends east-west. IN CONTACT WITH STAINED QUARtz.
Comment (Identification): Sunset Mine is labeled on topo in extreme NW corner of Sec. 36 with an open pit (crossed picks) symbol. No way to determine if this is part of Hamilton Group, but this is the location of the given coordinates. No evidence of ground disturbance on aerial imagery as of 2011.
References
Reference (Deposit): BEELER H C 1907 UNPUBLISHED REPORT 93 GEOL SURV WYO, MRW-43
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 127.
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