Mine detail: Centennial Mine

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Location: Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.29664, -106.15756
dep_id: 10038157
mrds_id: M045447
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Epidote, Siderite
orebody_fm: DISSEMINATED
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Leaching, Transport, And Deposition Of Ore
ore_ctrl: Pt Associated With Sulfide Masses. Shears
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Barari, Rachel A., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Shear Zones Prominent
tectonic: Rocky Mountains
prod_yrs: 1876
References:
  • Deposit:: MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 10.
  • Deposit:: BEELER, H.C., 1906, MINERALS OF ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: LARAMIE REPUBLICAN CO. PRINTERS, P. 11
  • Deposit:: HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMIN* PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 94.
  • Production:: BEELER, 1906, P. 11
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