Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Chalcocite, Gold
GangueHematite, Calcite, Siderite, Feldspar
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gabbro,Schist,Granite
StructureSierra Madre Range
Tectonic settingFolds, Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102196
MRDS IDFS00015
Alternate namesHidden Treasure Tunnel, Hidden Treasure No. 3
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.15528, -106.94806
References
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47, 117.Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 17.Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 170.MIN. EXAM. FS. 1962.1962 OTHER FS