Mine detail: Hidden Treasure Mine

Previously called 'Hidden Treasure Tunnel, Hidden Treasure No. 3'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.15524, -106.94871

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Tertiary:	Iron, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Chalcocite, Gold
Gangue:	Hematite, Calcite, Siderite, Feldspar

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Gabbro,Schist,Granite
Structure:	Sierra Madre Range
Tectonic:	Folds, Faults

References

MRDS	FS00015
MAS	560070348
DEP	10102196
Reference	{Deposit:: Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 47, 117.}{Deposit:: Hausel, 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-37, p. 17.}{Deposit:: Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bull. 70, p. 170.}{Deposit:: MIN. EXAM. FS. 1962.}{Deposit:: 1962 OTHER FS}
Reporter	Wilson, Anna B., Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Sierk, Betty M.