Wyoming · Albany County
Past Producer

Gold Crater Mine

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
GoldCopperCobaltSulfur-Pyrite
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiaryCobalt, Sulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureMammoth Shear Zone, Snowy Range Of The Medicine Bow Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10081164
MRDS IDW032900
Alternate namesKeystone District, Gold Crater Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.17497, -106.24924
References
GSW RI 23, P. 27-2Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.Wilson, W.H., and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, 287 p.