Rambler Mine

The Rambler Mine is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 9,400 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Rambler Mine  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Carbon

Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.1592, -106.99610

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Rambler Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rambler Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Carbon


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.
Administrative Organization: Patented Claims


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: stratabound
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Massive sulfide, Besshi


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Structure: E-W trending Cheyenne Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Age Old: Paleoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: Au 8 ppb; Ag <0.2 ppm; WSGS 1996 sample; 80-400 ppm; Menzer, 1981


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): E-W trending, near vertical Cascade Quartzite, nearby E-W trending faults and shears within Cheyenne Belt.


References

Reference (Deposit): Houston and Graff, 1995, USGS Map I-2452.

Reference (Deposit): Menzer, 1981, Colo. State Univ., M.S. thesis.

Reference (Location): USGS 7.5 MIN QUADRANGLE-RED MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 177.


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