| Deposit ID | 10132903 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560090102 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deer Creek Canyon Chromite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.04123, 42.67276 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2042 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Banner Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle North Platte-Casper(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Converse |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 031 N | 077 W | 11 | SWSENW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.04123, 42.67276 |
|---|
| Strike | N75E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Deer Creek |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Undetermined |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560090102 |
REF. BECKWITH, R.H. ASBESTOS & CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING
ECON. GEOLOGY V.34, P.836.
REF. DILLER, J.S. RECENT STUDIES OF DOMESTIC CHROMITE DEPOS
AIME TRANS. V.63, P.144.
REF. MARZEL, J. ELECTROMETALLURGICAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTH
RIVER BASIN-WYOMING. WYO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.23, 1932.
REF. SPENCER, A.C. THE ATLANTIC GOLD DISTRICT & THE NORTH L
MOUNTAINS. USGS BULL.626, P.78, 1916.
WGS BULL #50 APRIL 1966
ASSOC WITH PRECAMBRIAN CHROMITE, SERPENTINE BELT
PRODUCED 1080 TONS 40% CHROM-OXD UPTO 1932
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANALYSES OF CHROME ORE FROM DEER CREEK IN SPENCER, 1916, P.7 "SAMPLES 1 & 2 SENT TO ILLINOIS STEEL CO.; 3, CONCENTRATES FURNISHED BY COLORADO FUEL & IRON CO." 1 2 3 NO. 2 USED IN CHROMIC OXIDE 42.36 35.16 44.81 IRON 20.29 20.87 ALUMINA 17.16 11.20 LIME 1.68 MAGNESIA 12.67 13.52 SILICA 5.72 8.64 3.7 RECORD 101-RESOURCE FROM MARZEL PAGE 61. LAST INPUT SEPT. 3, 1975 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Salisbury | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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