WSGS Industrial Minerals Group
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Wayne Sutherland |
Robert W. Gregory |
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Industrial mineral activity in Wyoming includes production from world-class deposits of bentonite and trona, as well as smaller amounts of other miscellaneous minerals. Wyoming has consistently ranked first in the nation in production of both trona and bentonite according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Wyoming currently also produces construction aggregate, gypsum, decorative stone, leonardite, and chemical limestone.Past production has included decorative aggregate (marble), and a variety of ornamental dimension stone. The potential for renewed development of both dimensional stone and related aggregate in Wyoming is very good based on the wide variety of unique and aesthetic materials available. Other Wyoming industrial minerals with a high potential for development include anorthosite, limestone & dolomite, mineral pigment, phosphate, quartz, silica sand, travertine, and zeolite. |
Recommended Reference Material
Further information on Wyoming’s industrial mineral resources can be found in the following WSGS publications:
WSGS Public Information Circular 38, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Forum of Industrial Minerals – Laramie, Wyoming, May 19-21, 1996: Jones, R.W., and Harris, R.E., editors, 1997, 326 p.
WSGS Map Series 47, Industrial minerals and construction materials map of Wyoming, by R.E. Harris, 2004, scale 1:500,000.
For a complete list of WSGS materials, go to publications.