Wyoming · Albany County
Past Producer

New Rambler Mine

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
CopperPalladiumPlatinumGoldSilverNickel
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Description

W.C. Knight (Pt Metals)

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryPalladium, Platinum, Gold, Silver
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODLIKE SULFIDE MASSES, VEINS, LENSES, STREAKS, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlMineralized Rock Concentrated Along Zones Of Intense Cataclastic Deformation
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Electrum, Gold, Magnetite, Malachite, Marcasite, Melaconite, Orpiment, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Silver, Sperrylite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Azurite, Copper
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Barite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gabbro,Peridotite,Pyroxenite
StructureNew Rambler Mine Located At A Complex Intersection Of Shear Zones, Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
AlterationPropylitic, Phyllic, Development Of Jasperoid, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsSPORADIC PRODUCTION FROM 1900-1918
First production1900
Last production1918
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10103638
MRDS IDM045455
Alternate namesBlanche Mine or Blanche Shaft, New Rambler District, Holmes Mine, Electrolytic Mine, Rambler Mine, Great Rambler
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.22028, -106.28111
References
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