Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody form1 ft. wide calcite-quartz vein in N75E fissure, dipping steeply S.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10254608
MRDS IDW900345
Alternate namesalso includes Blue Jay; Donation; Annex; Silver Queen; Maryanna; S.G. 427; S.G. 420, includes Emma G.; Clara B.; Minneapolis; King Soloman; Gold Coin; Gold Coin #s2-5
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.28417, -107.1475
References
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47, 83, 62, 121, 125.Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 170.Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 68, p. 155.Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 16-17.Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, AML Inventory, [undated]: U.S. Bureau of Mines unpublished and undated inventory available at the USDA Forest Service office in Saratoga, WY.