Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Thorium, REE
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZirconium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite
Other materialsGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Limonite, Magnetite, Microcline, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10230147
Alternate namesBald Mtn Thorium-Rare Earth Deposit, Bald Mtn Monazite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.81163, -107.79851
References
Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resource of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, p. 220.MCKINNEY, A.A. H.W. HORST. DEADWOOD CONGLOMERATE MONAZITE DEPOSIT BALD MOUNTAIN AREA, SHERIDAN AND BIG HORN COUNTIES, WYOMING, RME-3128, USAEC, USBM, MARCH 1953.WILSON, W.H. RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WYOMING, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING, USBM RI-NO. 7, P. 7.COSGROVE, D. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, JAN. 1983 WITH MAS EVALUATOR.NICKERSON, S. DR. CLAIMS HOLDER, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, JAN. 1983.KELLY, F.J. TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF RARE-EARTH METAL AND THORIUM RESOURCES IN COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND WYOMING, USBM IC-8124, 1962, PP. 5-10, 25-31.SHANNON S.S. MONAZITE AND RELATED MINERALS, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION, AIME, 1975, PP. 851-859.BORROWMAN, S.R. J.B. ROSENBAUM, RECOVERY OF THORIUM FROM A WYOMING ORE, USBM RI-5917 PP. 1-8.