Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typelode vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlPt Associated With Sulfide Masses. Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Epidote, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Shear Zones Prominent
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1876
First production1876
Last production1877
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10038157
MRDS IDM045447
Alternate namesCentennial Ridge District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.29472, -106.1575
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 10.BEELER, H.C., 1906, MINERALS OF ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: LARAMIE REPUBLICAN CO. PRINTERS, P. 11HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 94.Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular no. 32, 53 p.BEELER, 1906, P. 11