Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10038147
MRDS IDM045435
Alternate namesAlbany Development Co., Albany Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.19914, -106.2598
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., AND ORBACK, C.J., 1968, THE NEW RAMBLER COPPER-GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY AND CARBON COUNTIES, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 8, P. 10.BEELER, H.C., 1906, MINERALS OF ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: LARAMINE REPUBLICAN CO., PRINTERS, P. 29.OSTERWALD, R.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, P. 79-80.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 105-106.BEELER, HAUSEL