Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Pyrolusite
GangueChert
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsthru 1920
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10205085
Alternate namesSheep Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.23887, -105.819
References
Osterwald and others, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WYOMING: WYO GEOLogical SURvey BULLetin 50, P. 10, 129.Jones, E.L., 1921, A deposit of manganese ore in Wyoming: USGS BULL 715-C, P. 57-59/MANGANESE-MINERAL RAW-MATERIAL COMPILATIONS BY MAX CRITTENDE, UNPUBLISHED REPORT USGS P31 (SOURCE OF RESOURCE & GRADEBUMINES RI 4445 - SIMILAR TO JBC OXIDE TEST - NOT AMENABLE T