Smaller Deposit #15-Iron Mtn Area

The Smaller Deposit #15-Iron Mtn Area is a titanium and iron mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,700 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

Name: Smaller Deposit #15-Iron Mtn Area  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Titanium, Iron

Lat, Long: 41.48611, -105.38694

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Smaller Deposit #15-Iron Mtn Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smaller Deposit #15-Iron Mtn Area
Secondary: Unidentified Prospect
Secondary: Deposit No. 15


Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Primary: Iron


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany
District: Iron Mountain District


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

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

Form: LENS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Anorthosite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): "A lens of magnetite-ilmenite in anorthosite resembles Iron Mountain 'ore.' The lens is 50 ft. long by 2 ft. to 3. ft. wide. Contacts between the lens and anorthosite are not visible in the field."

Comment (Deposit): A LENS OF MAGNETITE-ILMENITE IN ANORTHOSITE


References

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, p. 108.

Reference (Deposit): Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 31, p. 18.


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