Wyoming · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Landslide Dam Prospect

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
SilverCopperZinc
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Description

J.D. Love

Commodities
TertiarySilver, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPossibly Petroliferous Brecciated Limestone And Dolomites Above The Mineralized Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Nugget Sandstone
Structure1 1/2 Miles West Of The Northerly Trending Tunp Thrust
Tectonic settingOverthrust Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080838
MRDS IDW032216
Alternate namesLake Alice District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.39944, -110.74639
References
LOVE, J.D., AND ANTWEILER, J.C., 1973, COPPER, SILVER, AND ZINC IN THE NUGGET SANDSTONE, WESTERN WYOMING: WYO. GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK, 25 TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE, GREATER GREEN RIVER BASIN, p. 145.Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 140.Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's predious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, p. 136.