| Deposit ID | 10400526 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boston-Wyoming Smelter and Concentrating Mill (Facility) |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.78425, 41.21749 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | Unknown. (Perhaps someone at the Mining museum in Encampment knows the exact location?) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Encampment(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -106.78425, 41.21749 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Mill has been long gone as of 2010. No good descriptions of the location could be found in the general mining literature. Perhaps someone at the local Mining Museum knows the exact location. No workings are readily visible. Plant has been gone for many decades. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2011-01-20 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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