South Pass gold reports

SOUTH PASS GRANITE-GREENSTONE BELT

During the 1980s, the author completed 8 geological quadrangles covering more than 350 square miles of surface area within the South Pass region along the southern tip of the Wind River Mountains. This project resulted not only in the production of this group of geological maps, but also several underground mine maps were completed, dozens of gold anomalies were detected, and many structural controls (or guides) for gold mineralization were recognized including a few gold targets of potential size.

Much of the data was published in several reports and compiled into an overall summary on this important greenstone terrain. South Pass has historically been the state's most productive gold and iron ore district ( see Hausel, 1991, WSGS, Report of Investigations 44).

Many of the other papers published by various outside journals and conference proceedings may be available at various University libraries.

The B & H mine overlooking the South Pass Greenstone Belt, WY

REPORTS ON SOUTH PASS PREPARED BY THE WSGS

Hausel, W.D., 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations 23, 71 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Field notes (and mine map) on the Gold Dollar mine, South Pass district, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-1, 5 p(scale 1:240)

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Field report (and mine map) on the Dream gold mine, Lewiston district, South Pass greenstone belt, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-2, 5 p. (scale 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Field notes (and mine map) on the Carrie Shield gold mine, South Pass district, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-3, 5 p. (scale 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Assay report on samples collected from the Lewiston, Burr, and section 33 mines, Lewiston district, South Pass: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-5, 3 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Assay report on samples collected from the Caribou gold mine, South Pass district, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-6, 3 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Report on B&H mine dump samples, South Pass district, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-7, 3 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Field notes and assay report for the Franklin mine, South Pass district, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-18, 3 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1983, Geochemistry of the Exchange gold vein, South Pass greenstone belt, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR83-19, 14 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1984, Preliminary geologic map of the Doc Barr gold mine, South Pass: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR84-1, scale: 1:240.

Hausel, W.D., 1984, Geologic map of the Wilson Bar adit, South Pass, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR84-3, scale: 1:240.

Hausel, W.D., 1984, Geologic map of the Big Chief gold mine, South Pass: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR84-4, scale: 1:240.

Hausel, W.D., 1984, The Soules & Perkins gold mine, South Pass, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR84-6, 2 p. (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., 1984, Tour guide to the geology and mining history of the South Pass gold district, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular 23.

Hausel, W.D., and King, J.K., 1985, Geologic map of the St. Louis mine: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR85-1, (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., and King, J.K., 1985, Geologic map of the Smith Gulch adit: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR85-2, (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., and King, J.K., 1985, Geologic map of the Big Atlantic Gulch adit: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR85-3, (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., and King, J.K., 1985, Geologic map of the Old Hermit mine, South Pass-Atlantic City district: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR85-4, (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., and Gyorvary, Steve, 1985, Geologic map of the Tornado mine, South Pass-Atlantic City district: Geological Survey of Wyoming unpublished Mineral Report MR85-5, (scale: 1:240).

Hausel, W.D., 1985, Geology and gold mineralization of the South Pass granite-greenstone terrain, western Wyoming: Utah Geological Association 1985 Guidebook, p. 183-192.

Hausel, W.D., 1985, Structural and stratigraphic control of Archean gold mineralization within the South Pass greenstone terrain, Wyoming [abstract]: The Contact, Wyoming Geological Association, v. 31, no. 12, p. 1-2.

Hausel, W.D., 1985, Road log to South Pass geology: International Archean Geochemistry Field Conference, August 12, 12 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1986, Preliminary report on the geology and gold mineralization of the South Pass granite-greenstone terrain, Wind River Mountains, western Wyoming (USA), in Workshop on the Tectonic Evolution of Greenstone Belts: Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, p. 114-115.

Hausel, W.D., 1986, Preliminary report on the geology and gold mineralization of the South Pass greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming: Society of Mining Engineers of AIME Preprint 86-15, 10 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1986, Geologic map of the Lewiston gold district, Radium Springs Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open File Report 86-25 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1986, Geologic map of the Anderson Ridge Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open File Report 86-26 (scale 1:24,000).

Graff, P.J. , and Hausel, W.D., 1986, Gold from Wyoming greenstone belts - production and prognostications, in Roberts, S., editor, Metallic and Nonmetallic Deposits of Wyoming and Adjacent Areas, 1983 Conference Proceedings: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular 25, p.13-21.

Hausel, W.D., 1987, Preliminary report on the gold mineralization, petrology, and geochemistry of the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Association 38th Annual Field Conference Guidebook, p. 287-304.

Hausel, W.D., 1987, Structural control of Archean gold mineralization within the South Pass greenstone terrain, Wyoming (USA), in The Practical Applications of Trace Elements and Isotopes to Environmental Biogeochemistry and Mineral Resources Evaluation, Theophrastus Publications, Athens, Greece, p.199-216.

Hausel, W.D., 1987, Structural control of gold deposits in the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, in North American Conference on Tectonic Control of Ore Deposits Proceedings, University of Missouri-Rolla, p. 160-165.

Hausel, W.D., 1987, Revised geologic map of the Miners Delight Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open File Report 87-10 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Revised geologic map of the South Pass City Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open File Report 88-2 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Preliminary geologic map of the Lewiston Lakes Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open File Report 88-3 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Revised geologic map of the Atlantic City Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open-File Report 88-7 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Halls Meadow Springs Quadrangle, Fremont and Sublette Counties, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open-File Report 88-8 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Revised geologic map of the Louis Lake Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Open-File Report 88-12 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Geologic map of the Radium Springs Quadrangle, including the Lewiston gold district, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Map Series 26 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Wyoming - a frontier for gold exploration: The Mining Claim, Wyoming Mining Association, v. 13, no. 3, p. 10-11.

Hausel, W.D., 1988, Gold in Wyoming, in Modreski, P.J., editor, Mineralogy of precious metal deposits - a symposium on the mineralogy of gold and silver deposits in Colorado and other areas: Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy - Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines joint conference, p. 122-124.

Hausel, W.D., 1988, The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits (abstract): The Contact, Wyoming Geological Association, vol. 34, no. 3, p. 3.

Hausel, W.D., 1989, The Geology of Wyoming’s Precious Metal Lode and Placer Deposits: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 68, 248 p.

Day, W. C., Hill, R.H., Kulik, D.M., Scott, D.C., and Hausel, W.D., 1989, Mineral resources of the Sweetwater Canyon wilderness study area, Fremont County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1757-D, 22 p.

Snyder, G.L., Hausel, W.D., Klein, T.L., Houston, R.S., and Graff, P.J., 1989, Precambrian rocks and mineralization, Wyoming Province: 28th International Geological Congress guide to field trip T-332, July 19-25, 48 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1989, Revised geologic map of the Atlantic City quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Map Series MS-28 (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1989, Structural control of Wyoming gold deposits [abstract]: The Contact Newsletter, Wyoming Geological Association, v. 35, no. 10, p. 2.

Hausel, W.D., 1990, Archean gold mineralization within the South Pass greenstone terrain, Wyoming in Hollister, V.T., editor, Case histories of gold deposits, Volume 2, Discoveries of valuable minerals and precious metals deposits related to intrusions and faults: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, p. 361-373.

Hausel, W.D., 1990, Geologic map of the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, southern Wind River Range, western Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming, Report of Investigations 44-plate 1, scale 1:48,000.

Hausel, W.D., and Hull, J., 1990, Guide to gold mineralization and Archean geology of the South Pass greenstone belt, Wind River Range, Wyoming, in Roberts, S., Geologic field trips to western Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information 29, p. 178-191.

Hausel, W.D., 1990, Precious metal deposits of Wyoming, in D.M. Hausen, editor, Gold '90: Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration of AIME, Littleton, CO. p. 53-63.

Hausel, W.D., 1991, Precious and base metal deposits of Wyoming: Northwestern Mining Association Convention Paper 21, 19 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1991, Economic geology of the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, western Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations 44, 129 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1991, The form, distribution, and geology of gold, platinum, palladium, and silver deposits in Wyoming: Colorado Mining Association National Western Mining Convention Paper, Denver, CO., 18 p.

Hausel, W.D., Edwards, B.E., and Graff, P.J., 1991, Geology and mineralization of the Wyoming Province: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration of AIME, Littleton, CO., Preprint 91-72, 12 p.

Hausel, W.D., and Love, J.D., 1991, Guide to the geology and mineralization of the South Pass area, in S. Roberts, editor, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Association 42nd Annual Field Conference Guidebook, p. 181-200.

Hausel, W.D., and Love, J.D., 1991, Guide to the geology and mineralization of the South Pass area: Wyoming State Geological Survey Reprint 49, 20 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1992, Revised geologic map of the Miners Delight quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Map Series MS-38, (scale 1:24,000).

Hausel, W.D., 1993, Gold mineralization in the Archean Wyoming Province, USA [abstract]: Gold Society of China International Symposium on Gold, Beijing, 2 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1997, The geology of Wyoming's copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and associated metal deposits in Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 70, 224 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1999, The Carissa Gold Mine, South Pass, Wyoming – A sleeper?: International California Mining Journal, v.68, no. 11, p. 14-16.

Hausel, W.D., 2001, The South Pass gold placers, western Wyoming: International California Mining Journal, v.70, no. 8, p. 29-35 & 41-42.

Hausel, W.D., 2001, Placer and Lode Gold Deposits: International California Mining Journal, v. 71, no. 2, p. 7-34.

Hausel, W.D., 2002, Searching for gold in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Information Pamphlet 9, 12 p.

Hausel, W.D., and Hausel, E.J., 2011, Gold - Field Guide for Prospectors & Geologists, GemHunter Publications, 366 p.