Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Gold
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlHorizontal quartz vein at contact between quartzite and schist (metalimestone)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Bornite, Galena
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Metamorphic Rock · Deep Lake
Associated rockAmphibolite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080778
MRDS IDW032136
Alternate namesAlbion Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.5033, -106.14645
References
Hausel, 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations No. 23, p. 40-43.Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 82, 124-125,Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 106-107, 109, figs. 46, 47.Hausel, 1994, Geology and MIneralization of the Co9oper HIll Mining Dsitrict, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 49, p. 13-15, pl. 1.Schoen, Robert, 1953, Geology of the Cooper Hill district, Carbon County, Wyoming: Univ. of Wy MA thesis, 41 p.