Cassa Area

The Cassa Area is a silica mine located in Platte county, Wyoming at an elevation of 4,879 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: Cassa Area  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Platte

Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 42.44362, -104.97774

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Cassa Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cassa Area


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Platte


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Silica Co.
Home Office: Frederick, MD
Info Year: 2008


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains


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: Jurassic
Age Old: Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): "A 70 ft thick, white, medium-grained, soft, porous Jurassic sandstone is a potential source of glass sand." (Bull. 50, p. 78)


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Geological Survey, 2011, The Mineral industry of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey 2008 Minerals Yearbook, 8 p. http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/2008/myb2-2008-wy.pdf
URL: http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/2008/myb2-2008-wy.pdf

Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS BULL. 50 [rev], p. 78.
Pages: p. 78

Reference (Deposit): Harris, R.E., 1988, The Cassa silica rock deposit, Platte County, Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 42, 38 p.


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