Union Pacific No. 2

The Union Pacific No. 2 is a mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Union Pacific No. 2
Secondary: Nonnes Ranch Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Anatase
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ASSAYS OF 3 SAMPLES AVERAGED 22.2% TIO2, 1.4% ZRO2, 18.4% FE, AND 0.06% EQUIVALENT THO2. THE POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE IN 19 WYOMING DEPOSITS, INCLUDING THE UNION PACIFIC NO. 2, ARE 21,873,000 ST WITH WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADE PERCENTS OF 5.22 TIO2, 0.55 ZRO2, 24.75 FE, AND 0.05 EQUIVALENT THO2.

Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS IS AN AVERAGE. WIDTH VARIES FROM 50 TO 100 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACER-FOSSIL-BEACH AND MARINE

References

Reference (Deposit): DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, 52 P

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