Jay Elm — Goshen County

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Jay Elm — Goshen County

Gold Mining Site WY • Goshen County County
Description
West of Jay Elm and .5 miles west of the highest peak in the Rawhide Buttes at corner of sections 2, 3 10 and 11 T30N R64W, is the Copper Belt Mine Company Mine. This was primarily a copper mine, but produced a by product of gold. You will also find the Omaha Mine and the Gold Hill Mine in the same area. The Emma claims had some gold showings.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: goshen_wy.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Jay Elm. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. West of Jay Elm and .5 miles west of the highest peak in the Rawhide Buttes at corner of sections 2, 3 10 and 11 T30N R64W, is the Copper Belt Mine Company Mine. This was primarily a copper mine, but produced a by product of gold. You will also find the Omaha Mine and the Gold Hill Mine in the same area. The Emma claims had some gold showings.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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