The Yenke is a mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Yenke MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yenke
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Anatase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Rutile
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMPOSITE OF 4 SAMPLES AVERAGED 22.4 PERCENT TI O2, 2.1 PERCENT ZR O2, 16.3 PERCENT FE, AND 0.08 EQUIVALENT TH O2. THE POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE IN 19 WYOMING DEPOSITS, INCLUDING THE YENKE, ARE 21,873,000 ST WITH WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADE PERCENTS OF 5.22 TI O2, 0.55 ZR O2, 24.75 FE, AND 0.015 EQUIVALENT TH O2.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER-FOSSIL-BEACH AND MARINE
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW, V.T., AND BATTY, J.V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, P. 5
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