Mines in Washakie County, Wyoming

72Total
7Active

Washakie County, Wyoming has 72 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 17 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Washakie County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Tensleep MineBentoniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Worland PlantBentoniteFacilityActiveMSHA
Bentonite MineBentoniteProducerMRDS
McCormac Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
North Ten Sleep MineBentoniteSurfaceProducerMRDS
UnknownUraniumProducerMRDS
Worland Betonite MillClayProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Anderson Claims and Adjacent ClaimsUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
Big Horn FeedersSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Big Trails AreaGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Bud Kimball CreekBentoniteOccurrenceMRDS
Crusher No 1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Canyon CreekUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
Canyon Creek ClaimAsbestosProspectMRDS
Canyon Creek TalcTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMRDS
County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Crusher 3Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Crushing PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Daugherty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Davis Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Davis Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Dugout CreekTitanium-Heavy MineralsSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Dugout CreekSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Extended Breeder #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Farmer CrusherConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
FrisonSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gag ClaimsUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
Gay ClaimsUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
GeeSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gheen Nos 1 and 2 ClaimsManganeseProspectMRDS
HonkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Howard PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
L-S Ten Sleep PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
MileskiSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Mud CreekSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Neiber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Northwest of TensleepBentoniteOccurrenceMRDS
Nowood River #1Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Nowood River #2Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Nowood River #3Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Nowood River #4Gypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Nowood River #5BentoniteOccurrenceMRDS
Packer GroupUraniumUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Scorpion ClaimsUraniumSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Sleepy HollowConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
South Flat PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Spring Creek AreaGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Star PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
State Mat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Step Rock PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Ten Sleep AreaGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
Tensleep CanyonMagnesiteOccurrenceMRDS
Tomis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownTungstenProspectMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProspectMRDS
UnknownNitrogen-NitratesOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProspectMRDS
UnknownBentoniteProspectMRDS
UnknownUraniumSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownUraniumSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProspectMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProspectMRDS
UnknownUraniumSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProspectMRDS
UnknownUraniumSurfaceUnknownMRDS
Worland Wash PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Wyoming Game & FishSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS