| Deposit ID | 10068534 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001607 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560250083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coalbank Hills |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.40833, 42.94722 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Main outcrop near center of section. Second outcrop is about 700 ft. to the NW (in the SE4 of the NW4). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Natrona(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ervay Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rattlesnake Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Powder(hydrologic unit)
Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Natrona |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 034N | 088W | 5 | C | Wyoming |
| 6th Principal | 034N | 088W | 5 | SE4 of NW4 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | -107.40833, 42.94722 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 23 NE |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 426.72M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001607 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560250083 | =newMRDS 10206196, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560250271 | =newMRDS 10157713 |
HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 95-97.
DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, 52 P.
Wilson, W.H., 1966, WGS Bull. 50, p. 195.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS EXPOSED IN TWO LARGE OUTCROPS 700 FT APART WHICH, IF CONNECTED, MAKE A DEPOSIT NO LONGER THAN 1400 FT. COMPOSITE OF 5 SAMPLES HAD AVERAGE PERCENTAGES OF 12.5 TIO2, 1.4 ZRO2, 30.1 FE, AND 0.004 EQUIVALENT THO2. RELATIVE PERCENTAGES OF HEAVY MINERALS PRESENT ARE 96.7 OPAQUES, 2.4 ZIRCON, AND 1.0 EACH GARNET, RUTILE, AMPHIBOLE, AND APATITE. THE POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE IN 19 WYOMING DEPOSITS, INCLUDING THE COALBANK HILLS, ARE 21,873,000 ST WITH WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADE PERCENTS OF 5.22 TIO2, 0.55 ZRO2, 24.75 FE, AND 0.15 EQUIVALENT THO2. (2). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1972-11-01 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 1984-02-27 | Wilson | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-12-08 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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