Copper Mountain Area

The Copper Mountain Area is a mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,037 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Mountain Area
Secondary: Hoodo Creek Area
Secondary: Dry Creek Area
Secondary: Birdseye Creek Area

Commodity

Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Copper Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Brian Metterling - Shoshoni, Wyoming
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: George Fuller (As Of
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: House, Roy
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle 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: Quartz
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyroxene

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RE-REC.030. IRON FM. OUTCROP AREA IN TWO OTHER SEPARATE LOCATIONS SECS.7,T40N.,R92W.;SECS.13,14,23,15,22,21,20,T40N.,R93 .24,25,23,T40N.,R94W. FORMATION OUTCROPS IN 3 DIFFERENT AREAS; 1. HOODOO CR. - W. F CREEK (RESERVES EST. @ 352994242 MET. TONS) 2. BIRDSEYE CR. EST. @ 16809250 MET. TONS) 3. E. OF BIRDSEYE RANCH (RES. EST 313772659 MET. TONS) RESERVES CALCULATED FROM DATA IN REFERENCE #2 ABOVE (RECON. FORMATION IN THE COPPER MT. AREA)

References

Reference (Deposit): OXIDE FACIES IRON FORMATION IN THE OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS NORTH

Reference (Deposit): FREMONT CO.WYO.M.S.THESIS UNIV.WYO.LIBRARY,1969,BY W.

Reference (Deposit): NG.GEOLOGICAL,ASSAY,BENEFICIATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON FORMATION IN THE COPPER MT.AREA FREMO

Reference (Deposit): WYO. UNPUBLISHED REPORT,GEOL.SURV.WYO.FILES,1966 GEOLO

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8315,P.36-38. ASSAY DATA.

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