| Deposit ID | 10080933 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032474 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560010038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shanton Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Shanton Deposit, Shanton Mine area, Shanton Creek, Laramie Range |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.37754, 41.54691 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | NE of SW sec. 8. Photo in IC-8315, p. 16, fig. 4, shows deposit on top of small hill. Used hill on topo in this section fraction as the location. 4 miles SW of Iron Mtn. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Albany(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rock River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Laramie(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Albany |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 018N | 071W | 08 | NE OF SW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spinel | Gangue |
| Result | IRON CONTENT VARIES BETWEEN 49.3% AND 53.0%. TIO2 BETWEEN 15.6% AND 22.4%. V2O5 0.66 - 0.86 %. P2O5 0.01 - 0.08%. ANOTHER ANALYSIS IS SIO2 = 0.26%, AL2O3 = 5.13%, FE2O3 = 38.34%, FEO = 32.66%, MGO = 2.93%, CAO = 0.10%, NA2O = 0.54%, K2O = 0.40%, H2O = 0.02%, H2O+ = 0.34%, TIO2 = 19.56%, MNO = 0.14%, S = 0.03%, P2O5 = 0.01%, V2O5 = 0.40% |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | Laramide Anorthosite Complex--anorthosite and norite |
|---|
| Name | largest of 5 bodies |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Name | largest of 5 bodies |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 45.72M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| Production years | 1964 |
| District name | Iron Mountain District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxwell Mining Co. |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Copper Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lone Star Mining Co. |
| Year | 1966 |
| First year | 1964 |
| Last year | 1964 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Aggregate |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032474 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560010038 | =newMRDS 10229701, merged and deleted. |
Wilson, W.H., 1966, Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50, P. 106.
WYOMING MINES AND MINERALS MAP, 1979
Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 31, p. 11-13.
Harrer, C.M., 1966, Wyoming iron-ore deposits: USBM IC-8315, p. 14-16.
Dow, V.T., 1961, Magnetite and ilmenite resources, Iron Mountain area, Albany County, Wyoming: U.S. BUR. MINES IC-8037, P. 5-10, 18-21, 24, 25, 36-39
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RE-REC 050-AREA MINED MAGNETITE-ILMENITE DURING 1958,63,64,6 ,68,69,70,71,72,73,74.ESTIMATED TOTAL PRODUCTION OF HE REGATE-27200 M.T. MINING FOR METALLURGICAL PURPOSESINFEASIBLE DUE TO MILLING P RESERVES BASED ON SAMPLING AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE, DIEMER [copied from deleted record 10229701=MAS 0560010038] |
| Deposit | FIVE BODIES OF MAGNETITE-ILMENITE. THE'ORE' IS QUITE UNIFORM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Wilson | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 14-DEC-2009 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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