Wyoming · Albany County
Occurrence

Independence Placer

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
GoldOsmiumRutheniumRhodiumPalladiumPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryOsmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formSTREAM GRAVELS AND TERRACE DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10038151
MRDS IDM045439
Alternate namesMiddle Fork Placers, Upper Middle Fork Flats
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.27469, -106.18534
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 9,11.HESS, F.L., 1926, PLATINUM NEAR CENTENNIAL, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 780-C, P. 127-135.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 38.