Mine detail: Duchess Mine

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Location: Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.22053, -106.30091
dep_id: 10038154
mrds_id: M045444
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: SHEAR ZONES
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Leaching, Transport, And Deposition Of Ore
ore_ctrl: Shear Zones
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Diorite
Structure: Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone
tectonic: Rocky Mountains
References:
  • Deposit:: MCCALLUM, M.E., AND ORBACH, C.J., 1968, THE NEW RAMBLER COPPER-GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY AND CARBON COUNTIES, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 8, P. 10.
  • Deposit:: HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMIN* PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 128.
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