Wyoming · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Big Park Prospect

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Nugget Sandstone
Tectonic settingOverthrust Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080841
MRDS IDW032220
Alternate namesLake Alice District
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.33861, -110.775
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. 140, 146.Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's predious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, p. 135.Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 139.