Great Standard Group

The Great Standard Group is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Laramie county, Wyoming.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Great Standard Group

State:  Wyoming

County:  Laramie

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 41.14639, -105.18778

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Great Standard Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Great Standard Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Laramie
District: Silver Crown District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOW AN AVERAGE OF 0.03 OZ OF GOLD PER TON, A TRACE TO 0.14 OZ AG/TON, AND ZERO TO 0.25% CU. USBM SAMPLES: 0.09 OZ AU/TON, 10 OZ AG/TON, 0.06% CU.


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): GSW BULL 50, P. 55

Comment (Location): TWO MILES NORTH OF GRANITE CANYON

Comment (Geology): RED GRANITE CONTAINS SCHIST AND GNEISS LAYERS AND DIKES OF 'DIORIT E' AND GRAY GRANITE


References

Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 55, 89


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