The Itmay Mine is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 10,171 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: 10,171 Feet (3,100 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.0961, -106.91830
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Itmay Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Itmay Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Sample of magnetite/pyrite/chalcopyrite/quartz/chlorite/epidote schist yielded 1000 ppm Co, 15,000 ppm Cu, 200 ppm Ni. Another sample assayed 17.92% Cu, 0,05 opt Au.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Explored by Conoco Minerals Co in 1981.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 18-19.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 172-173.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 155-156.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47,48,83.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
