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Koch hematite deposit on Casper Mountain

Occurrence in Natrona county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157657
MRDS ID W032408
MAS/MILS ID 0560250381
Record type Site
Current site name Koch hematite deposit on Casper Mountain
Alternate or previous names Koch Deposit #2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -106.3137, 42.72828 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position three pits somewhere in Sec. 21.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Natrona(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crimson Dawn(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Natrona

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 032 N 079 W Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • 3 pits located in sec. 21.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -106.3137, 42.72828
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WYO GEO SURVEY, 1966, BULL. 50, p. 118.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "Three pits show red hematite associated with and replacing chert. The hematite is locally covered with several feet of soil overburden." (Bull. 50, p. 118)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 04-FEB-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-APR-83 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

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