Chicago Mine

The Chicago Mine is a iron mine located in Platte county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,262 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Chicago Mine

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Platte

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Basins Engineering Co., Inc.
Company ID: 4800999
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: C. F. And I. Steel Corp.
Company ID: 4800999
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Meyer Construction Co
Company ID: 4800999

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1975
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Hematite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 10-79

Reference (Deposit): MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF USBM PROD TABULATIONS

Reference (Deposit): http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/Topics/WYEconomics/Metals.aspx (accessed 6/9/2010).
URL: http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/Topics/WYEconomics/Metals.aspx

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