The Leighton-Gentry Prospect is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 9,980 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: 9,980 Feet (3,042 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 42.21, -107.09056
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Leighton-Gentry Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leighton-Gentry Prospect
Secondary: Leighton-Gentry Mine
Secondary: Leighton-Gentry (Jack Creek) Prospect
Secondary: Jack Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): DMS, UTM agree but 1 deg north of DD in same county. No PLSS. No other clues in the record. No workings visible in Google Earth imagery. Mindat.org uses the southern 41 deg lat DD coordinates, but the record looks very derivative. Mindat.org DMS is off by 1 second, possibly due to datum change. Bib_ref not on line, need paper copy.
Comment (Orebody): 3 in. wide gossan
Comment (Geology): Rocks strike N80W, dip 30SW.
Comment (Analytical Data): Assay 3.07% Cu, 0.67% Ni and Co combined, Trace Zn.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 36, 48-49, 139.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 173.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 33, 45, 125.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 19-20.
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