Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Platinum, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlFault Crossing Stream; Stream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Mica, Silver
GangueCassiterite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockGravel
StructureLarge Fault
Tectonic settingStable Continental Interior
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10080767
MRDS IDW032121
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.47066, -108.67768
References
ARMSTRONG, F.C., 1948, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ATLANTIC CITY-SOUTH PASS MINING DISTRICT, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 15, P. 63-65.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SRUVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 75-76.OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 50, P. 87.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 12.UNPUB. DMEA REPORTDMA docket #0727