The American Copper Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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American Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Copper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
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: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Recent sample of granite assayed 1.4% Cu and 3.0 opt Ag.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Azurite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Shaft has been filled and buried.
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. 40.
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