Mines in Crook County, Wyoming
216Total
29Active
Crook County, Wyoming has 216 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 29 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is uranium, with 108 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Crook County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bpm Colony Mill | Bentonite | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Bpm Colony Mine | Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Belle/colony Mine | Bentonite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Colony East Mill | Bentonite | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Colony West Mill | Bentonite | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Moorcroft Mine | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Aladdin | Uranium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Baroid Colony Mill | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Baroid Colony Mine | Bentonite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bentonite Spur | Bentonite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cedar Creek No 1 | Bentonite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Colony Mine | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Crow Creek | Bentonite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Driskell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Federal Colony Mill | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| International Colony Mill | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Middle Creek #1 | Clay | Producer | MRDS | |
| Middle Creek #2 | Bentonite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Missouri Mine | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Nubeth Joint Venture | Uranium | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Sage Area | Bentonite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Simmons Stockpile | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| South of Colony | Bentonite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Summit Materials Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Watson Pit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Wimco Mine | Bentonite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| A. H. Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| A.a.johnson Property | Uranium | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Ackerman | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| American Colloid Pits | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Anna No 2 Fraction | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Apex | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barnard Canyon | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bear Creek Mountains | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bear Gulch Area | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Bear Gulch Placer | Tin | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bear Lodge Mountains Area | Gold, REE, Niobium (Columbium) | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Beaver Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Belle Fourche River No 1 | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Belle Fourche River No 2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Belle Fourche River No 3 | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Black Butte Deposit | Lead, Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Black Vein 7 | Uranium | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Bull Hill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Bull Hill Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Busfield Mine | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C. Cockran | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cabin Creek 4 and 7 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cabin Creek No. 6 | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Campstool 9 and 11 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Carbonate Claims | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Carlile Mine | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cedar Creek No 2 | Clay | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Claim #1 | Uranium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Claim #2 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Claims #3 and #4 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Claims #5 and #11 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Climax 10 | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cochrun | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cole Canyon Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Copper Prince Mine | Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Corral Spring Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Crago Mine | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Crusher 2 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Davidson Property | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dennis | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elkhorn Creek | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Elkhorn Properties (elkhorn Project) | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gose Ranch Property | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Government Valley | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Graves 1 | Uranium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Griffith | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gumbo Creek | Clay | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Habeck Gravel Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Hauber Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hauber Project Properties (elkhorn Project) | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Helmer | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Helmer (sec. 19) | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Holmes Lease | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Home Guard Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Claims | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Homes Fire Lode 43 | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Homestake Lode 1 | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Homestake Property | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hulett | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Hunter Quarry | Dimension Limestone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hutchins Consolidated Gold Mining | Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Impactor Spread | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Inertia Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Inum 1 Claim | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Inum Group | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J. C. Vieragutz Property | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jaw Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Jim Wayne Canyon | Fluorine-Fluorite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Jones, Bury, & Murdock Property #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jones, Bury, & Murdock Property #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jubilee Mine | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Lake Ranch | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Laymon Lease | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lewis Dennis | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Locality #17 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lytle 3 Claim | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lytle 5 Claim | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lytle Creek Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Manke Lease | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Melani 2 Claim ? | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Montana Creek | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Negro Hill Placers | Gold, Tin, Tungsten, Garnet | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nelson | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Nelson Property | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| New Haven | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| New Haven 28 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| New Haven Homestake | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Oak Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Oak Creek 2 | Clay | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Oldman Mining Co Prop | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Paul Myers | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Pearson Bros. Property | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Peterson Claims, Bear Lodge Mtns | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Peterson Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Pine Ridge | Uranium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pine Ridge 2 | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Poison Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Potluck 1 & 2 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Qac #2 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Qac #3 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Qac #4 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Qac #5 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rc19041 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Red Rock 1 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Red Rock 2 | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Redwater Claims | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Redwater Claims | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Richards Property | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Royal Purple #1 & 2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Royal Purple N0s. 1&2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Saddle Group | Uranium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sand Creek | Tin | Placer | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Sand Lode 4 | Uranium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sisson | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Sodak Mine | Uranium | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| State Lease 22090 | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Storm | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunrise Lode | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Thorn Divide | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Thorn Ridge Mine | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tony 1 | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unit # 45 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Unit 45-A | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Unidentified Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Clay | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unknown | Thorium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Calcium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unknown | Bentonite | Well | Unknown | MRDS |
| Vickers Mine (Kay) | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Victory Lode | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Viergutz 1 | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Viergutz 2 & 3 | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Viergutz Prospects | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Viertgutz Property | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Virgina 16 | Uranium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Warren Peaks | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Warren Peaks Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS |