| Deposit ID | 10080778 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Albion Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Albion Claim |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.14645, 41.5033 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2634 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Adit on topo is between 2 adits labeled Albion on WSGS Bull. 70, fig. 46, p. 107. Location digitized is the adit on the topo. On west side of Cooper Hill., 100 m. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arlington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Medicine Bow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Laramie(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 018N | 078W | 27 | C | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SECOND VEIN ROLL (DIPS EAST) GIVES 0.825% PB, 0.70 OZ AU, 2.20 OZ AG PER TON (1953). ASSAYS FROM A 5-9 FT WIDE CERUSSITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINS 4-5.3 OZ AU, 50 OZ AG PER TON PLUS SOME PB. |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.62 to 1.12% Pb, 0.05 to 0.7 opt Au, 1.66 to 2.83 opt Ag, 0.003 to 0.04% Cu, and trace Zn. |
| Result | Historic assays reported as high as 350 opt Ag, 9 opt Au, and 40% Pb. |
| Result | Selected samples assayed $85 to $110 in gold per ton (1896 prices) and 50 oz in silver per ton in addition to the lead. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Deep Lake |
| Rock description | Deep Lake |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock |
| Rock type qualifier | metalimestone |
| Main Entrance (1) | -106.14645, 41.5033 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Flat vein of frayed quartz. |
| Dip | W |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cooper Hill District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032136 |
Hausel, 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations No. 23, p. 40-43.
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 82, 124-125,
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 106-107, 109, figs. 46, 47.
Hausel, 1994, Geology and MIneralization of the Co9oper HIll Mining Dsitrict, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 49, p. 13-15, pl. 1.
Schoen, Robert, 1953, Geology of the Cooper Hill district, Carbon County, Wyoming: Univ. of Wy MA thesis, 41 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN ROLLS (DIPS EAST) BETWEEN 70 AND 100 FT FROM PORTAL. (But there are 2 adits marked on Fig. 46, p. 107 of WSGS Bull. 70, and it isn't at all obvious to which portal this refers.) |
| Deposit | Description in 1966 WGS Bull. 50 only mentions one adit. Presumably this is the adit shown on the topo. That would mean the description of the vein roll 70-100 ft. from portal is also this adit. |
| Deposit | The most comprehensive description of the Albion Mine is in Hausel's 1994 RI-49. It is heavily based on a Schoen, Robert, 1953, Geology of the Cooper Hill district, Carbon County, Wyoming: Univ. of Wy MA thesis, 41 p. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 17-OCT-08 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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