Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Garnet, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
Structure"Minor Faulting, Shear Zone, Narrow Fault Gouge Zones, Massive Quartz Veins", "Laramie Range"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10081167
MRDS IDW032904
Alternate namesSilver Crown District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.178, -105.19
References
{Deposit:: Klein, Terry, 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the Silver Crown mining district, Larmie County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming PR-14, 27 p, 2 pls.}{Deposit:: DMEA Docket No. 4921, 1958, 65 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4921_DMEA.pdf}