The Encampment District is a copper mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Encampment District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Encampment District
Secondary: Bridger Mine
Secondary: Broadway Mine
Secondary: Hidden Treasure Mine
Secondary: Doane-Rambler Mine
Secondary: Eureka Mine
Secondary: Ferris Haggarty Mine
Secondary: Hub Mine
Secondary: Itmay Mine
Secondary: Kurtz-Chatterton Mine
Secondary: Meta Mine
Secondary: Verde-Hinton Mine
Secondary: Batchelder Mine
Secondary: Cascade Mine
Secondary: Gertrude Mine
Secondary: Hercules Mine
Secondary: Leighton-Gentry (Jack Creek) Mine
Secondary: Portland Mine
Secondary: Syndicate Mine
Secondary: Sierra Madre
Secondary: Grand Encampment District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Encampment District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Large district confined to the Sierra Madre Range. Covers approximately 550 square miles.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide ot the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.
Pages: p. 30.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1997, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bull. 70, 229 p.
Pages: 154-180.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The Geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Wyoming Geological Survey Bull. 68, 248 p.
Pages: 151-159.
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
