Salt Wells Creek

The Salt Wells Creek is a titanium-heavy minerals mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.

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

Name: Salt Wells Creek  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Sweetwater

Elevation:

Commodity: Titanium-Heavy Minerals

Lat, Long: 41.20417, -109.04778

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Salt Wells Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Salt Wells Creek
Secondary: Salt Wells Creek Basin
Secondary: Titsworth Gap
Secondary: Laney Rim


Commodity

Primary: Titanium-Heavy Minerals
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Zirconium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1955
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

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): RELATIVE PERCENTAGES OF HEAVY MINERALS PRESENT ARE 85.0 OPAQUES, 12.4 ZIRCON, 1.1 GARNET, AND 1.0 EACH RUTILE AND MONAZITE.

Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS NEVER PRODUCED.


References

Reference (Deposit): HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 108-109.

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1966, WGS Bull. 50, p. 196.


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