The Rambler Mine is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 9,400 feet.
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
Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.1592, -106.99610
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Rambler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rambler Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
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.
Administrative Organization: Patented Claims
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: stratabound
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: E-W trending Cheyenne Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Age Old: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Au 8 ppb; Ag <0.2 ppm; WSGS 1996 sample; 80-400 ppm; Menzer, 1981
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): E-W trending, near vertical Cascade Quartzite, nearby E-W trending faults and shears within Cheyenne Belt.
References
Reference (Deposit): Houston and Graff, 1995, USGS Map I-2452.
Reference (Deposit): Menzer, 1981, Colo. State Univ., M.S. thesis.
Reference (Location): USGS 7.5 MIN QUADRANGLE-RED MOUNTAIN
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 177.
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