Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Platinum
TertiaryPalladium, Osmium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Fracture Systems
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038160
MRDS IDM045451
Alternate namesSchnitzler, Centennial Ridge District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.274, -106.183
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. 130-132.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 37.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 95.