Wyoming · Albany County
Past Producer

Iron Mountain

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
IronTitaniumChromiumVanadiumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryTitanium
TertiaryChromium, Vanadium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formmassive, magmatic differ.,, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite, Ilmenite
GangueBiotite, Olivine, Spinel, Hypersthene, Plagioclase, Feldspar
Other materialsLimonite, Fayalite, Forsterite
Geology
Host rockAnorthosite · Laramie Anorthosite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10229543
MRDS IDISM0604
Alternate namesIron Mountain Area, Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite, Iron Mountain Titanif. Magnetite
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.59967, -105.3275
References
Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 50, p. 105-106.Harrer, C.M., 1966, Wyoming iron-ore deposits: USBM IC-8315, p. 14-15.DOW, V.T. 1961, U.S. Magnetite and ilmenite resources, Iron Mountain area, Albany County, Wyoming: US BUREAU OF MINES IC-8037, 133 PP.Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 31, 23 p.Pinnel, D.E., and Marsh, J.A., 1954, Summary geological report on the titaniferous iron deposts of the Laramie Range, Albany County, Wyoming: Presented at the Colo. Mining Assoc. meeting, Jan. 30, 1954, 10 p.PINNEL, D.B. AND MARSH, J.A., 1954, SUMMARY GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE TITANIFEROUS IRON DEPOSITS OF THE LARAMIE RANGE: WY MINES MAG. V. 44, NO. 5, 30 P.GOLDBERG, S.A., 1984, GEOCHEMICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANORTHOSITE AND ASSOCIATED IRON-RICH ROCKS, LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING: CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, V. 87, P. 376-387.Newhouse, W.H., and Hagner, A.F., 1957, Geologic map of anorthosite areas, southern part of laramie Range, Wyoming: USGS MF-119, scale 1:63,360.SALISBURY, R. FIELD VISIT TO IRON MOUNTAIN (FIELD NOTES), 1975, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.DIEMER, R.A. TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, JUNE, 1941, P. 1-11.ELGER, G. OF U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (AMRC), PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING PHONE CONVERSATION ON MARCH 4, 1982.NAFZIGER, R.H., 1981, ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE PROCESSING OF DOMESTIC TITANIFEROUS MATERIALS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI-8511, P. 1-35.KOPPERS COMPANY, INC. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PLANT TO PRODUCE TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENT AND GRANULATED IRON, AUG. 31, 1964, P. III-1 TO III-6, V-6 THRU V-14, DIAGRAMS, VII-1 THRU VII-16.MEYER, A. OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY, PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING MARCH 3, 1982 VISIT.NORMAN, J. OF ANACONDA CORP., PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING PHONE CONVERSATION MARCH 9, 1982.