Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typehydrothermal vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlGouge And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Sperrylite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gabbro,Gneiss
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038155
MRDS IDM045445
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.21806, -106.28556
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.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 126-128.Wilson, W.H., rev., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geol. Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50.Coalson, Edward B., 1971, Geology of the New Rambler Mine area, Albany County, Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming MS thesis, 51 p.