New Rambler Mining District

The New Rambler Mining District is a gold, palladium, silver, platinum, and copper mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: New Rambler Mining District
Secondary: New Rambler Mine
Secondary: Blanche Mine
Secondary: Great Rambler and West Rambler
Secondary: Duchess Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Palladium
Primary: Silver
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: New Rambler Mining District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sperrylite
Ore: Covellite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (General): From Ursa Major Minerals Inc. 2004 annual report: Wyoming properties URSA has a PGM exploration property, totalling approximately 30 claims (600 acres) in Carbon and Albany Counties, Wyoming. The claims are 100% owned by URSA and were acquired by staking. URSA's exploration program for PGM's in southern Wyoming is focused on a major geological fault structure along which Proterozoic mafic rocks intrude older rocks of the Archean Wyoming craton. Southern Wyoming contains a number of reported PGM occurrences and has geological similarities with highly prospective early Proterozoic rocks in the Sudbury area of Ontario. The Stillwater PGM deposit occurs on the northern margin of the Wyoming craton. URSA?s exploration targets in southern Wyoming include high-grade shear zone related mineralization on the West Rambler property and reef type mineralization in the Mullen Creek Complex, a major layered intrusion with pyroxenite, troctolite, and gabbroic rocks. The Company drilled 3 holes totaling approximately 500 meters on the West Rambler property in Wyoming, U.S.A. The drill holes tested several geophysical and geochemical targets but did not encounter significant mineralization. The Company will evaluate further exploration options for potential high-grade copper-PGM mineralization on the property. (There is no mention of Rambler in the 2005 Annual Report.)

References

Reference (Deposit): Ursa Major Minerals Inc., 2004, Annual Report: p. 5 (p. 7 of 28 in digital file)[http://www.ursamajorminerals.com/i/pdf/04-ar.pdf]
Pages: p. 5 (or p. 7 of 28)
URL: http://www.ursamajorminerals.com/i/pdf/04-ar.pdf

Reference (Deposit): McCallum, M.E., and Orback, C.J., 1968, The New Rambler copper-gold-platinum district, Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming PR-8, 12 p., 1 pl.

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. 38-40.

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