Albany Placers

The Albany Placers is a gold mine located in Albany 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: Albany Placers  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.2083, -106.26110

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Albany Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Albany Placers
Secondary: Douglas Creek Placers
Secondary: Douglas Consolidated Placers
Secondary: Douglas Creek Placer Mining District
Secondary: Foley District
Secondary: Albany Placer
Secondary: Home Placers
Secondary: Spring Creek Placers
Secondary: Moores Gulch placers
Secondary: Last Chance gold placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1868
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Structure: FAULTING
Description: MULLEN CREEK-NASH FORK SHEAR ZONE


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG DOUGLAS CREEK AND 5MI.ALONG THE CREEK; MOORE'S,DAVE'S (from deleted record Albany Placer 10132248).


References

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. 35-37.

Reference (Deposit): HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 106.

Reference (Deposit): OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING (REVISED ED.): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 50, P. 79-80.
Pages: p. 79-80.

Reference (Deposit): HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 23-24.


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