The Poverty Mining Co. is a mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 42.39, -105.84440
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Poverty Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poverty Mining Co.
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Poverty Mining Co
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING, WYO GEOL SUR BULL 50, P129
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 715C P57 MN ORE IN WYO
Reference (Deposit): MANGANESE-MINERAL RAW-MATERIAL COMPILATIONS BY MAX CRITTENDE
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT USGS P31 (SOURCE OF RESOURCE & GRADE
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES RI 4445 - SIMILAR TO JBC OXIDE TEST - NOT AMENABLE T
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