The Cuprite Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Cuprite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cuprite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Douglas Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: 3-28% CU, TRACE -2.56 OZ PER TON AU, TRACE-2 OZ OF AG PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE WIDTH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WIDTH OF DRIFT. VEIN COINCIDES WITH THE TREND OF THE ALBANY VEIN
Comment (Geology): "The vein coincides with the trend of the Albany vein." (Bull. 50, p. 39)
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CONTAINS NATIVE COPPER, cuprite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, GOLD & SILVER.
Comment (Workings): In 1900, a 954-foot drift was driven off a 65-foot shaft located on a west-northwest-striking vein. (Bull. 50, p. 39)
Comment (Analytical Data): "The vein reportedly assayed 3 to 28% copper, a trace to 2.56 oz per ton of gold, and a trace to 2 oz of silver per ton. cobalt and chormioum were also reported." (Bull. 50, p. 39).
References
Reference (Deposit): GSW RI 23, P. 26.
Pages: p. 26.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Pages: p. 122.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,W.H. and others,1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING: WGS BULL 50 p. 39.
Pages: p. 39.
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