Wyoming · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Griggs Mine

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
CopperSilverGoldZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In The Brittle Sandstone May Control Ore Mineral Transport.
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Nugget;Nugget
StructureNorth-Northwest Trending Anticline, Northerly Trending Low Angle Absaroka Thrust Fault.
Tectonic settingOverthrust Belt
AlterationMineralization Is In Sandstone That Was Originally Red But Subsequently Was Altered To Gray, Brown, Black And Green
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1920
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10080977
MRDS IDW032518
Alternate namesLake Alice District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.43389, -110.77139
References
LOVE, J.D., AND ANTWEILER, J.C., 1973, COPPER, SILVER, AND ZINC IN THE NUGGET SANDSTONE, WESTERN WYOMING: WYO. GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK; 25TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE, GREATER GREEN RIVER BASIN, p. 139-147.ARMSTRONG, F.C., AND ORIEL, S.S., 1965, TECTONIC DEVELOPMENT OF IDAHO-WYOMING THRUST BELT: AAPG BULL, VOL 49, NO 11LLOYD, E.J., 1970, THE HISTORY OF COKEVILLE, WYOMING, UTAH STATE UNIV. M.S. THESIS, LOGAN, UTAH, 160 P.Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, p. 56.1970 RECON LOVE, J.D., SAMPLEOsterwald and others, 1959, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, p. 52.Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated ore deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 70, p. 138-140.Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's predious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, p. 133, 136.Martin, Clay M., 1994, Abandoned mine lands inventory of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming: USBM unpublished report for US Forest Service (3-ring binder, 34 p. text, 28 2-page site reports, some with photos).COKEUILLE REGISTER, AUGUST 14, 1915. COKEVILLE REGISTER, NOVEMBER 13, 1920.