Description
Iram Moore, 1868, in Moores Gulch.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPalladium, Tungsten, Silver, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSTREAM PLACER
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSTREAM HYDRAULICS
Geology
StructureMULLEN CREEK-NASH FORK SHEAR ZONE
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID60001841
MRDS IDW032115
Alternate namesSpring Creek Placers, Home Placers, Albany Placer, Foley District, Last Chance gold placers, Moores Gulch placers, Douglas Consolidated Placers, Douglas Creek Placers, Albany Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.2083, -106.2611
References
OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, P. 79-80.HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 23-24.HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 106.Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.