The Penn Mines is a gold mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.1675, -107.03861
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Penn Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Penn Mines
Secondary: Deserted Treasure
Secondary: Deserted Treasure #1 adit
Secondary: Deserted Treasure #2 adit
Secondary: Emeletta
Secondary: Star MIne
Secondary: Hope Mine
Secondary: King Mine
Secondary: Jennie Mine
Secondary: Meager Mine
Secondary: Bennett Mine
Secondary: East King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
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
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References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1994, Economic geology of the Seminoe Mountains Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey RI-50, p. 23-25, pl. 1.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: WGS bull. 68, 248 p.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal depositis of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 70, 229 p.
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