Mine detail: Sheep Mountain

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Location: Albany County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.27886, -106.01979
dep_id: 10068538
mrds_id: W001611
mas_id: 560010209
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Titanium-Heavy Minerals
Trace mineral: Zirconium, Thorium, Iron
Operation type: Surface
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
other_matl: Anatase, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon, Hematite
Reporter: Cooper, Margaret, Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Wilson,, Wilson, Anna B.
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 103-106.
  • Deposit:: DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, 52 P.
  • Deposit:: Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 50, p. 194.
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