The Big Creek District is a gold mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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Big Creek District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Creek District
Secondary: Golden Eagle prospect
Secondary: Natures Mint mine
Secondary: Big Creek pegmatite (Bonanza, Cox)
Secondary: Platte pegmatite (Golden Clover)
Secondary: Gibraltar prospect
Secondary: Golden Clover mine (Platte)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: REE
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Big Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Pegmatites
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): District has 2 main types of deposits: pegmatite and Au-bearing quartz veins mostly in gabbro or metagabbro.
Comment (Orebody): "Mineralization includes cupriferous and rare-earth-bearing pegmatites and a few, narrow but rich, auriferous veins. Both the Big Creek and Platte pegmatites are known for their copper and rare-earth mineralization. (Hausel, Bull. 68, p. 91).
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Pages: 91.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenumm, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 70, 229 p.
Pages: 104-105.
Reference (Deposit): 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 No. 32, 53 p.
Pages: p. 31.
Reference (Deposit): Houston, R.S., 1961, The Big Creek pegmatite area, Carbon County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report No. 1., 11 p., 1 pl.
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