The Jelm Mountain is a copper, gold, and bismuth mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,701 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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 41.08333, -105.98333
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Jelm Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jelm Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Bismuth
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Jelm Mountain District
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: contact vein
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: Assays showed 60 to 80% bismuth.
Materials
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Bismutite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BISMUTITE FOUND IN A VEIN BETWEEN GRANITE AND SCHIST
Comment (Names): This is an unknown or unnamed 200 ft. shaft in the Jelm Mountain area.
References
Reference (Deposit): Darton and others, 1910, USGS Atlas Folio 173, p. 15.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 20.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 22.
Reference (Deposit): Cooper, J.R., 1962, Bismuth in the U.S.: USGS MR-22, p. 13.
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