Mine detail: Afton area

Previously called 'Phosphoria'

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Location: Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.7166, -110.78411
dep_id: 10008507
mrds_id: D000715
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Vanadium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Trace mineral: Selenium, Molybdenum, Zinc, Cadmium, Titanium, Cobalt, Nickel
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Wilson, Anna B., King, Robert U.
hrock_type: Shale
References:
  • LOVE, J., 1961, VANADIUM AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS IN THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN THE AFTON AREA, WESTERN WYOMING: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, p. 279-282.
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