Wyoming · Albany County
Past Producer

Columbine Mine

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
CopperSilverGoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN, SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10038159
MRDS IDM045450
Alternate namesCentennial Ridge District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.26444, -106.18806
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 11.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 38.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 94-95.