Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area

The Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area is a iron and titanium mine located in Albany county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,001 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 #1-Iron Mtn Area  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Albany

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Titanium

Lat, Long: 41.77806, -105.34861

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Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smaller Deposit #1-Iron Mtn Area
Secondary: Unidentified Prospect
Secondary: Deposit No. 1


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Albany


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: 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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: V2O3 0.34%, TiO2 19%, Fe 47%, P2O5 2.12%


Materials

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): "An irregular body of magnetite-ilmenite from 5 ft. to 10 ft. wide and 400 ft. long crops out along the crest of a high ridge of anorthosite."


References

Reference (Deposit): Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 31, p. 14-15.

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, p. 107.


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