| Deposit ID | 10008888 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001376 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Mountain Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01737, 43.41661 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | S. SLOPE OF COPPER MOUNTAIN IN THE BRIDGER RANGE, ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE BOYSEN DAM AND 18 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SHOSHONI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Birdseye Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Riverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Thermopolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Badwater(hydrologic unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Hot Springs |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.01737, 43.41661 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001376 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
FREY, E., AND WILSON, S.R., 1950, USBM REPT. INV. 4629.
HOBBS, S.W., 1943, USGS STATEGIC MINERALS INV. PRELIM. MAP, SCALE 1:3500.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REF. 1 STATES THAT THE ORE BODIES ARE SO SMALL THAT THEY CAN BE WORKED PROFITABLY ONLY IN TIMES OF EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PRICES FOR TUNGSTEN. THE DISTRICT COULD PROBABLY PROVIDE A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF GOOD ORE FROM SEVERAL VERY SMALL-SCALE OPERATIONS. THE FEW HUNDRED TONS MINED IN 1942-43 AND SHIPPED TO METALS RESERVE CO. DID NOT YIELD SUFFICIENT PROFIT TO ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL EXPLOITATION EVEN UNDER FAVORABLE MARKETING CONDITIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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