| Deposit ID | 10400392 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Mineralized Area | Big Creek pegmatite area |
| Current site name | Big Creek District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.5, 41.15 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Overlook Hill(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 013N | 080W | Wyoming | ||
| 6th Principal | 013N | 081W | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| REE Critical | Secondary |
| Model code | 32 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13 |
| Deposit model name | Pegmatites |
| (1) | -106.5, 41.15 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Creek District |
|---|
Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenumm, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 70, 229 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.
Houston, R.S., 1961, The Big Creek pegmatite area, Carbon County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report No. 1., 11 p., 1 pl.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | District has 2 main types of deposits: pegmatite and Au-bearing quartz veins mostly in gabbro or metagabbro. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-15 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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