| Deposit ID | 10400393 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Mineralized Area | Gold Hill mineralized area |
| Current site name | Gold Hill District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.375, 41.36 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Medicine Bow Peak(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 | Carbon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Precambrian mafic metaigneous rocks | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.375, 41.36 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold Hill District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wyoming Development and Transportation Company |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wyoming Development and Transportation Company |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swamp Scott Gold Mining Co. |
Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, AML Inventory, [undated]: U.S. Bureau of Mines unpublished and undated inventory available at the USDA Forest Service office in Saratoga, WY.
Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 70, 229 p.
Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming, AML Inventory, [undated]: U.S. Bureau of Mines unpublished and undated inventory available at the USDA Forest Service office in Saratoga, WY.
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, 53 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-15 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | revised 16-oct-2012 |
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