| Deposit ID | 10279152 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560010001 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Laramie Range Anorthosite area |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.3306, 41.57997 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2072 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | Deposit covers an area of about 250 sq. miles, 30 miles N-S by 6 to 11 miles E-W. (See IC-8335, p. 145). The experimental plant is about 3 mi. south of Laramie. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Albany(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goat 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 | 019 N | 071 W | 34 | NWE2N2 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sodium | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Labradorite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.3306, 41.57997 |
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| Thickness | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 33800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 11265M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 38075HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Sinter Plants |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Multiprivate Ownership In Fee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 38075HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560010001 |
HAGNER, 1951, Anorthosite of the Laramie Range, Albany County, Wyoming, as a possible source of alumina: GEOL. SURV. OF WYOMING, BULL NO. 43, 15 p.
Newland, Hagner, and NEWHOUSE, 1957, Geologic map of anorthosite areas, southern part of Laramie Range, Wyoming, USGS MIN. INV. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-119.
BROWN, 1947, Recovery of alumina from Wyoming anorthosite by the line-soda-sinter process: US BUR MINES REPT. OF INV. 4132, 127 p.
ST. CLAIR, H.W., and 6 others, 1959, Operation of experimental plant for producing alumina from anorthosite: US BUR MINES BULL. 577, 127 p.
KLUGMAN 1960 GUIDE TO GEOL OF COLO., GEO SOC AM ANNUAL MEET.
Lundquist, 1963, Recovery of alumina from anorthosite, San Gabriel Mountains, California, using the lime soda sinter process: US BUreau of MINES REPT of INV 6288, 12 p.
Lundquist and Singleton, 1962, Some characteristics of iron in the lime soda sinter process for recovering alumina from anorthosite: US BUreau of MINES REPT of INV 6090, 14 p.
PAUL BIGGS-USBM ENERGY RES CENTER, LARAMIE, WYOMING.
WALTER DUNCAN, NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, UNIV WYOMING, LARAMie
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Potential Sources of Aluminum: USBM Information Circular 8335, p. 8, 145-146.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WITH 65 BILLION TONS OF ORE THIS DEPOSIT COULD SUPPLY MAXIMUM OF 1400 MINES FOR 25 YEARS, IF EACH MINE PRODUCED 50 OF ORE PER DAY. COMMENT-SEE IC 8335 P. 28 FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS COMMENT-ORE BODY IS LARGE. AREAL EXTENT IS T16-21N,R71-72W. COMMENT-MULTIPRIVATE OWNERSHIP IN FEE SIMPLE PLUS STATE AND F COMMENT-GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE IS ANTICLINAL. THE NORTHERN ORE B TRENDS N-S. SOUTHERN BODY TRENDS N60E. BENEFICIATION PRODUCTS INCLUDE 2% MOIST., 1% LOI, & 2% OTHER COST ESTIMATES COURTESY OF R. STECKLEY, 15 APR 75. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-MAR-95 | Steckley, Robert C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 30-NOV-09 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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