Jelm Mountain District

Past Producer in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Bismuth, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000280
Record type District
Mineralized Area Jelm Mountain mineralized area
Current site name Jelm Mountain District
Alternate or previous names includes Annie Mine, Barber Mine, Boston shaft, Colorado shaft, Copper Queen mine, and Rising Sun claim, Bramel Mining district, Jelm Mountain area, Old Cumins City Area

Comments on the site identification

  • includes Annie Mine, Barber Mine, Boston shaft, Colorado shaft, Copper Queen mine, and Rising Sun claim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.98443, 41.08509 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position District, or Mineralized Area, covers about 13 sq. mi. Location is near center of geologic map of Jelm Mtn. area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jelm Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Laramie(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)

Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 13 N 77W 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34 Wyoming
6th Principal 12N 77W 4, 5, 6 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Bornite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Azurite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Bismuthinite Ore
Bismuth Ore
Gold Ore
Limonite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.98443, 41.08509

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Many copper prospects in quartz veins, shear zones, pegmatite, and gneissic bodies.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Significant No
Discovery year 1870

Mining district

District name Jelm Mountain District

Comments on the production information

  • "the distrcit gained much of its reputation through various mining scams and frauds. Actual production was minimal."

Comments on development

  • RI-23 notes that the Wyoming Queen mining company includes 3 shafts: Colorado, Boston, and Rising Sun.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 120-124.

  • Deposit

    Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 112, 118-119.

  • Deposit

    Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 37.

  • Deposit

    Osterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, p. 34.

  • Deposit

    Hausel, 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-23, p. 44, 46-48.

  • Deposit

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-DEC-08 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.