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Archer Placer Claim

Producer in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Palladium, Osmium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109541
MRDS ID M045442
Record type Site
Current site name Archer Placer Claim
Alternate or previous names Lower Middle Fork Flat, Middle Fork Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.18923, 41.26719 (WGS84)
Elevation 2694
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 3.5 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 17 W Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR COLUMBIA CLAIMS. IN MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Tertiary
Iridium Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE MERCURY HAS BEEN REPORTED. UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PGM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena 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) -106.18923, 41.26719
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Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form TERRACE, FLOOD PLAIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Centennial Ridge

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045442

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HAUSEL, W.D., 1989, THE GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRECIOUS METAL LODE AND PLACER DEPOSITS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULLETIN 68, P. 99.

  • 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 SEE ALSO: MRDS M045439.

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