Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
AlterationAmphibolite Is Decomposed
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038161
MRDS IDM045452
Alternate namesCentennial Ridge District, Billy Waters
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.278, -106.174
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 8, 10.HESS, F.L., 1926, PLATINUM NEAR CENTENNIAL, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 780-C, P. 129.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 34.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 95.