The Bellamy Lake copper prospect is a copper mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Bellamy Lake copper prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bellamy Lake copper prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Sample of chlorite schist contained: no Au, 0.02 opt Ag, and 0.04 % Cu.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Fifty to 100 yeards NW of the lake shoreline is an old copper prospect located on a contact between fractured Sugerloaf Quartzite and a dike of mafic igneous rocks. Minor amounts of quartz with some chalcopyrite can be found in chlorite schist, which is part of the mafic dike. A sample of the schist contained no detectable gold, 0.02 ounce per ton silver, and only 0.04 percent copper. (PIC-32, p. 23)
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.d., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
Pages: p. 20-23.
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