The Halleck Canyon Area Chromite is a mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,890 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,890 Feet (2,100 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.8633, -105.41390
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Halleck Canyon Area Chromite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Halleck Canyon Area Chromite
Secondary: Halleck Canyon Chromite
Secondary: Mill Creek Chromite
Commodity
Tertiary: Talc-Soapstone
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Laramie Range District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1961
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: Serpentine
Unknown: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE IS NO INDICATION OF DEPTH OF MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Geology): FIELDS, 1963, INDICATES THAT "ONE SAMPLE OF A TYPICAL CHROMITE REVEALED 9.3% ELEMENTAL CHROMIUM, AND A SAMPLE OF THE DISSEMINATED CHROMITE CONTAINED 0.87% ELEMENTAL CHROMIUM"
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, W.H., GEO SURV, WYO, 1966, BULL #50, MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): LBANY COUNTY, WYOMING, MS THESIS, UOW, LARAMIE, WYO, 1963.
Reference (Deposit): FIELDS, E.D., PRECAMBRAIN ROCKS OF THE HALLECK CANYON AREA,
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF WYOMING.
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