UW Research Confirms Continent's Oldest Mine in Platte County
In a state whose economy was built on mining, archaeologists have confirmed a red ocher mine in Platte County is the oldest mine in North and South America.
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In a state whose economy was built on mining, archaeologists have confirmed a red ocher mine in Platte County is the oldest mine in North and South America.
Wyoming’s state archaeologist and University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago. The digs and research conducted on the Powars II site at Sunrise in Platte County have confirmed it