| Deposit ID | 10400394 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Mineralized Area | Cooper Hill mineralized area |
| Current site name | Cooper Hill District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.14, 41.49 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Morgan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saratoga(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)
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 | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 018N | 078W | 22, 27, 34, 35 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Cerrusite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | meta-limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | amphibolite |
| (1) | -106.14, 41.49 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Allocthonous block |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cooper Hill District |
|---|
Hausel, 1994, Geology and MIneralization of the Cooper Hill Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 49, 22 p., pl. 1 (scale approx. 1:12,000).
Hausel, 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations No. 23, 71 p.
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], 287 p.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, 229 p.
Schoen, Robert, 1953, Geology of the Cooper Hill district, Carbon County, Wyoming: Univ. of Wy MA thesis, 41 p.
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.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-16 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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