Mine detail: Union Pass District Magnetite Taconite

Previously called 'Clear Clear Creek Occurrence, Clear Creek Area'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.30826, -109.70493

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Garnet, Pyroxene, Quartz, Amphibole
Orebody form: LINEAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Gneiss,Amphibolite
Associated type:Migmatite,Amphibolite
Tectonic:Overthrust Belt

References

MRDSW032215
MAS560350014
DEP10080837
Reference{Deposit:: Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 110.}{Deposit:: A TACONITE OCCURreNCE IN NORTHERN WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING, 1966, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, GSW FILES. [reference not verified by A.B. Wilson, 1-30-2009]}{Deposit:: Wyoming Geological Survey Preliminary Report No. 10, 1968, 15 p. [reference not verified by A.B. Wilson, 3-10-2009]}{Deposit:: Harrer, 1966, Wyoming Iron-Ore Deposits: USBM IC-8315, p. 43.}
ReporterWilson, Anna B., Wilson, unknown (NOT Anna B.), Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.)