The Copper Chief Gold Mine is a gold mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,307 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: 8,307 Feet (2,532 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.5236, -108.68890
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Copper Chief Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Chief Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Garnet
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
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: Middle 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): LOCATION TAKEN AT BORDER OF SEC 5 T29N R99W AND SEC 32 T30N
Reference (Deposit): R99W - 3 MILES NE OF ATLANTIC CITY EXACT LOCATION IS NOT
Reference (Deposit): CLEAR
Reference (Deposit): JADE IS REPORTED IN MINE
Reference (Deposit): WYO GEOL SURV BULL 50 1966 P 139
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