Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Gold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryPalladium, Rhodium, Nickel, Osmium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATIONS AND PODS IN FRACTURES AND BRECCIA, QUARTZ VEINS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite
StructureMullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Shear Zones
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098381
MRDS IDM045443
Alternate namesCentennial Ridge District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.28164, -106.18479
References
MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 9, 11.OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1959, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, P. 81, 151.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 97-99.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESITGATIONS 23, P. 36.