The Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area is a iron and titanium mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium
Lat, Long: 41.77806, -105.34861
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Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area
Secondary: Unidentified Prospect
Secondary: Deposit No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Name: Anorthosite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: V2O3 0.34%, TiO2 19%, Fe 47%, P2O5 2.12%
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): "An irregular body of magnetite-ilmenite from 5 ft. to 10 ft. wide and 400 ft. long crops out along the crest of a high ridge of anorthosite."
References
Reference (Deposit): Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 31, p. 14-15.
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, p. 107.
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