The Kirwin District is a copper mine located in Park county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Kirwin District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kirwin District
Secondary: Kerwin Kirwin District
Secondary: Kerwin
Secondary: Bryan (Ag, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mo); Galena Ridge Tunnel; Elkton (Cu); Long Horn (Cu); Wolf shaft (Mo, Cu)
Secondary: Oregon (Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu); Smuggler (Ag, Cu); Pickwick (Ag, Cu); Tumlum (Ag, Pb,Zn, Cu); Molly Logan (Ag, Pb)
Secondary: Illonies (Mo,Cu); Anaconda (Pb, Ag); Black Prince (Ag, Pb); Iowa (Ag, Pb, Zn); Little Johnnie (Ag, Pb, Zn, Au)
Secondary: Mendota (Ag, Pb); Manilla (Ag, Pb)
Secondary: Kerwin District
Secondary: Galena Ridge Tunnel (on PR-2) = Golden Ridge Tunnel (on topo)
Secondary: Longhorn Mine (on topo) = Long Horn Mine (on PR-2)
Secondary: Tumalum (also spelled Tumlum)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Park
District: KERWIN KIRWIN DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: PORPHYRY UNKNOWN
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Identification): Tumlum also spelled Tumalum (see Bull. 540)
References
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1964, The Kirwin mineralized area, Park county, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report No. 2, 12 p., 2 pls.
Reference (Deposit): Hewett, D.F., 1914, The ore deposoits of Kirwin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 540 p. 121-132.
Pages: p. 121-132.
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