| Deposit ID | 10254356 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560250077 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casper Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Casper Mountain Chromite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.32394, 42.73605 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2426 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Natrona |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 032 N | 079 W | 17 | SESESE | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.32394, 42.73605 |
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| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 80N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 153M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 991M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 85M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 56HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Casper Mountain Area |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1975 |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wyoming Baptist Convention |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1975 |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | City Of Casper |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1975 |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 522000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 522000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560250077 |
HORTON,F.W.,& ALLSMAN,P.T., INVESTIGATION OF CASPER MOU
CHROMITE DEPOSITS, NATRONA COUNTY, WYO.; US BUMINES RI 451
CASPER MOUNTAIN DEPOSITS, PROJECT 202, NATRONA COUNTY,
US BUMINES WAR MINERAL REPORT, CHROMITE, FEB. 1945. (ORIGI
WITH APPENDIX)
KINGSTON,G.A.,ET AL., AVAILABILITY OF US CHROMIUM RESOU
US BU MINES IC 8465, 1970.
MATERIALS SURVEY CHROMIUM; US DEPT. OF COMMERCE, 1962.
ChROMIUM MINERAL COMMODITY PROFILES, MCP-1 BUREAU OF MINES. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, MAY 1977.
WILLIAMS,F. CHROMITE MILL. NOTES ON PROPOSED BENEFICIATION METHOD AND COSTS. (FORMER MAS EVALUATOR) WESTERN FIELD OPERATION CENTER, 1975.
Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 50, p. 25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANALYSIS OF CHROMITE CONCENTRATES FROM CASPER MTN. FROM R.I. CR2O3 44.74 % FE2O3 18.22 % AL2O3 12.28 % FEO 18.05 % MGO 5.24 % MNO 0.19 % CAO 0.20 % SIO2 0.64 % TIO2 0.24 % RECORD 040 - DOMAIN. THE LAND SURROUNDING THE DEPOSIT IS OWN BOTH PRIVATELY AND BY THE CITY OF CASPER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-FEB-95 | Amaro, R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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