The Gold Hill District is a gold mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Gold Hill District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill District
Secondary: Waterloo prospect
Secondary: Acme mine
Secondary: Leviathan mine
Secondary: Magnolia mine
Secondary: Mary mine
Secondary: Mohawk mine
Secondary: Idaho prospect
Secondary: Bridal Veil prospect
Secondary: Enterprise prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Gold Hill 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: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Metamorphic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Precambrian
Age Old: Precambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 70, 229 p.
Pages: 120.
Reference (Deposit): Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 68, 248 p.
Pages: 109-112.
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, 53 p.
Pages: p. 25-27.
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