Deer Creek Canyon Chromite

The Deer Creek Canyon Chromite is a mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,699 feet.

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: Deer Creek Canyon Chromite

State: Wyoming

County: Converse

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 42.6728, -106.04060

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Deer Creek Canyon Chromite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deer Creek Canyon Chromite

Commodity

Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Deer Creek

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Undetermined
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ANALYSES OF CHROME ORE FROM DEER CREEK IN SPENCER, 1916, P.7 "SAMPLES 1 & 2 SENT TO ILLINOIS STEEL CO.; 3, CONCENTRATES FURNISHED BY COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO." 1 2 3 NO. 2 USED IN CHROMIC OXIDE 42.36 35.16 44.81 IRON 20.29 20.87 ALUMINA 17.16 11.20 LIME 1.68 MAGNESIA 12.67 13.52 SILICA 5.72 8.64 3.7 RECORD 101-RESOURCE FROM MARZEL PAGE 61. LAST INPUT SEPT. 3, 1975

References

Reference (Deposit): PRODUCED 1080 TONS 40% CHROM-OXD UPTO 1932

Reference (Deposit): RIVER BASIN-WYOMING. WYO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.23, 1932.

Reference (Deposit): REF. SPENCER, A.C. THE ATLANTIC GOLD DISTRICT & THE NORTH L

Reference (Deposit): MOUNTAINS. USGS BULL.626, P.78, 1916.

Reference (Deposit): WGS BULL #50 APRIL 1966

Reference (Deposit): ECON. GEOLOGY V.34, P.836.

Reference (Deposit): AIME TRANS. V.63, P.144.

Reference (Deposit): REF. MARZEL, J. ELECTROMETALLURGICAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTH

Reference (Deposit): REF. DILLER, J.S. RECENT STUDIES OF DOMESTIC CHROMITE DEPOS

Reference (Deposit): REF. BECKWITH, R.H. ASBESTOS & CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING

Reference (Deposit): ASSOC WITH PRECAMBRIAN CHROMITE, SERPENTINE BELT

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