The Iron Mountain (anorthosite) is a aluminum mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,900 feet.
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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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 41.38694, -105.31861
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Iron Mountain (anorthosite) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountain (anorthosite)
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Plagioclase
Comments
Comment (Location): Anorthosite body is large--36 miles north-south, 10 to 18 miles wide. Covers most of Townships 16 to 21 N, and Ranges 71 and 72W. Two quarries are in Sec. 2, T16N, R72W. Clearly the 77W in Bull. 50 is a typo, fig. 1, p. 5 of Bull. 43 shows the correct location. Used the quarry as the location for the entire "district" as there is no information specific to the quarry that doesn't apply to the body as a whole.
References
Reference (Deposit): Hagner, 1951, Anorthosite of the Laramie Range, Albany County, Wyoming, as a possible source of alumina: WGS Bull. 43, 15 p.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,W.H.,1966, Mineral Resources of wyoming: GEOL SURV WYO, BULL. 50, p. 6.
Reference (Location): Hagner, 1951, WGS Bull. 43, fig. 1, p. 5.
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