Plumbago Canyon

The Plumbago Canyon is a mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,677 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: Plumbago Canyon  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation: 7,677 Feet (2,340 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.6375, -105.50690

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Satelite View

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Satelite image of the Plumbago Canyon

Plumbago Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Plumbago Canyon
Secondary: Laramie Range


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Iron Mountain District


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

Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1850
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Magnetite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): REF 1 GEOLOGIC SURVEY OF WYOMING, BULLETIN NO. 31, PP. 16


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