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Independence Placer

Occurrence in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Osmium, Ruthenium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038151
MRDS ID M045439
Record type Site
Current site name Independence Placer
Alternate or previous names Upper Middle Fork Flats, Middle Fork Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.18534, 41.27469 (WGS84)
Elevation 2591
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF CENTENNIAL, Accurate Along River, Accurate Along River, Accurate Along River
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 015N 078W 08,17 W2 (17) Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • MOST OF PROPERTY IS IN SEC. 8. IN MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Rhodium Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Ruthenium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ZIRCON MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR AU. UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PGE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.18534, 41.27469
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM GRAVELS AND TERRACE DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Centennial Ridge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • POSSIBLE SMALL GOLD PRODUCTION

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045439

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 9,11.

  • Deposit

    HESS, F.L., 1926, PLATINUM NEAR CENTENNIAL, WYOMING: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 780-C, P. 127-135.

  • Deposit

    HAUSEL, W.D., 1980, GOLD DISTRICTS OF WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 23, P. 38.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EARLY REPORTS CLAIMING THAT THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER HAD HIGH VALUES HAVE NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIATED
Deposit SEE ALSO: MRDS M045442.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey