| Deposit ID | 10038148 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045436 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Daves Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Albany Development Co., Albany Placers |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.26646, 41.20303 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2880 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 30 MI SOUTHEAST OF SARATOGA; ABOUT 10 MI SOUTHWEST OF CENTENNIAL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Albany(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Keystone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Albany |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014N | 079W | 04,09,10 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | ORE AVERAGED 0.077 OZ/YD. GOLD IS 900-950 FINE |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.26646, 41.20303 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone |
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Douglas Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045436 |
MCCALLUM, M.E., AND ORBACK, C.J., 1968, THE NEW RAMBLER COPPER-GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY AND CARBON COUNTIES, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 8, P. 10-11.
BEELER, H.C., 1906, MINERALS OF ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: LARAMIE REPUBLICAN CO., PRINTERS, P. 32.
HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE ND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 106.
HAUSEL
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: MRDS W032115. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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