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
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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