Mormon Canyon

Prospect in Converse county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Garnet, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254351
MAS/MILS ID 0560090294
Record type Site
Current site name Mormon Canyon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.91733, 42.75856 (WGS84)
Elevation 1871

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parkerton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Torrington(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 Converse

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Garnet Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.91733, 42.75856

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WGS BULL #50 APRIL 1966 P76

  • Deposit

    SCHEELITE-BEARING QTZ VEIN WITH GARNET AND OTHER LIME SILICA

  • Deposit

    ALSO LOCATED SEC 12,13,14

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references