Mine detail: Iron Mountain

Previously called 'Iron Mountain AreaIron Mountain Titaniferous MagnetiteIron Mountain Titanif. Magnetite'

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Location

Lat / long: 41.59967, -105.3275

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Titanium
Tertiary: Zirconium, Vanadium, Chromium
Ore: Magnetite, Ilmenite
Gangue: Biotite, Olivine, Spinel, Hypersthene, Plagioclase, Feldspar
Orebody form: massive, magmatic differ.,, IRREGULAR
Other material: Limonite, Fayalite, Forsterite
Discovery year: 1850

Production

Operation type: Surface
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1897

Geology

Host rock:Laramie Anorthosite
Host type:Anorthosite
Associated type:Granite

References

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MAS560010016
DEP10229543
Reference{Deposit:: Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 50, p. 105-106.}{Deposit:: Harrer, C.M., 1966, Wyoming iron-ore deposits: USBM IC-8315, p. 14-15.}{Deposit:: DOW, V.T. 1961, U.S. Magnetite and ilmenite resources, Iron Mountain area, Albany County, Wyoming: US BUREAU OF MINES IC-8037, 133 PP.}{Deposit:: Diemer, R.A., 1941, Titaniferous magnetite deposits of the Laramie Range, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bulletin 31, 23 p.}{Deposit:: Pinnel, D.E., and Marsh, J.A., 1954, Summary geological report on the titaniferous iron deposts of the Laramie Range, Albany County, Wyoming: Presented at the Colo. Mining Assoc. meeting, Jan. 30, 1954, 10 p.}{Deposit:: PINNEL, D.B. AND MARSH, J.A., 1954, SUMMARY GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE TITANIFEROUS IRON DEPOSITS OF THE LARAMIE RANGE: WY MINES MAG. V. 44, NO. 5, 30 P.}{Deposit:: GOLDBERG, S.A., 1984, GEOCHEMICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANORTHOSITE AND ASSOCIATED IRON-RICH ROCKS, LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING: CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY, V. 87, P. 376-387.}{General:: Newhouse, W.H., and Hagner, A.F., 1957, Geologic map of anorthosite areas, southern part of laramie Range, Wyoming: USGS MF-119, scale 1:63,360.}{Geology:: SALISBURY, R. FIELD VISIT TO IRON MOUNTAIN (FIELD NOTES), 1975, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.}{Geology:: DIEMER, R.A. TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, JUNE, 1941, P. 1-11.}{Production:: ELGER, G. OF U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (AMRC), PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING PHONE CONVERSATION ON MARCH 4, 1982.}{Production:: NAFZIGER, R.H., 1981, ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE PROCESSING OF DOMESTIC TITANIFEROUS MATERIALS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI-8511, P. 1-35.}{Production:: KOPPERS COMPANY, INC. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PLANT TO PRODUCE TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENT AND GRANULATED IRON, AUG. 31, 1964, P. III-1 TO III-6, V-6 THRU V-14, DIAGRAMS, VII-1 THRU VII-16.}{Reserve-Resource:: MEYER, A. OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY, PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING MARCH 3, 1982 VISIT.}{Reserve-Resource:: NORMAN, J. OF ANACONDA CORP., PROVIDED INFORMATION TO EVALUATOR DURING PHONE CONVERSATION MARCH 9, 1982.}
ReporterDolzani, Roger L., Intermountain Field Operations Center, Force, Eric. R., Fantel, Richard J., Fischer, Richard P., Wilson, Wilson, Anna B.