Iron Mines in Wyoming

102Total Sites
1Active

Iron Mining in Wyoming

Wyoming has 102 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded iron mine in Wyoming is Iron Mountain in Albany County, with records dating to 1897.

By County

CountySites
Goshen County22
Carbon County14
Fremont County13
Albany County11
Niobrara County10
Sheridan County10
Platte County7
Natrona County5
Converse County4
Sublette County2
Crook County1
Goshen, Niobrara County1
Lincoln County1
Park County1

Iron Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Atlantic City Ore Operations PlantFremontProcessing PlantProducer
American Mining Co. PropertyConverseSurfaceProspect
Atlantic City Iron MineFremontSurfacePast Producer
Bradley Peak Area (iron Prospects)CarbonOccurrence
Chicago MinePlatteSurfacePast Producer
Good Fortune Iron MinePlatteSurfacePast Producer
HawkeyeCarbonPast Producer
Home Guard Nos. 1, 2, and 3 ClaimsCrookOccurrence
Iron MountainAlbanySurfacePast Producer
Jehosephat ProspectPlatteOccurrence
Koch Hematite Deposit On Casper MountainNatronaOccurrence
Koch Siliceous Iron ProspectNatronaOccurrence
Kreisley Deposit ProspectConverseOccurrence
Lake Owen ComplexAlbanySurfaceOccurrence
Lorain GroupCarbonOccurrence
Lucky Gus ProspectPlatteOccurrence
Maggie Murphy Group ProspectAlbanyUndergroundProspect
Mc Ghee ProspectAlbanyOccurrence
Monarch Group ProspectCarbonOccurrence
Olin Brothers PropertyConverseOccurrence
Rawlins AreaCarbonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Shanton ProspectAlbanySurfacePast Producer
Smaller Deposit #2-Iron Mtn AreaAlbanySurfaceProspect
Sunrise MinePlatteSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Unidentified Iron OccurrenceSubletteOccurrence
Unidentified OccurrenceFremontOccurrence
Unidentified OccurrenceAlbanyOccurrence
Unidentified OccurrenceNatronaOccurrence
Unidentified OccurrenceLincolnOccurrence
Unidentified OccurrenceSheridanOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectAlbanyOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectCarbonUndergroundProspect
Unidentified ProspectCarbonOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectCarbonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Unidentified ProspectCarbonSurfaceProspect
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectNiobraraOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectFremontOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectFremontOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectCarbonProspect
Unidentified ProspectCarbonOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectConverseOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshenOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectParkOccurrence
Unidentified ProspectGoshen, NiobraraOccurrence

All iron mines nationwide → · All mines in Wyoming →