Mines in Weston County, Wyoming

Weston County, Wyoming has 125 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 30 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Weston County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Thornton Plant	Bentonite	Surface	Active	MSHA
American Uptton Mill	Bentonite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Federal Upton Mill	Bentonite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Osage,clay Spur Quarries	Bentonite		Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Airport Shale Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Alray Uranium Mine	Uranium	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Beaver Creek	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Cambria Area	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Carl Shale	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cedar Ridge	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Dry Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Elk Mountain (Uranium)	Uranium	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Elliot	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
F - One Eleven	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Farclin ?	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Farley No.1	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Farley No.2	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Farley No.3	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Fisher Industries Plant 21	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Foster	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Frontier Homes Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gerald Barrow #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gerald Darrow #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gerald Darrow #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Goodson Prop No 1	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Goodson Prop No 2	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Government Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Harriet Peterson #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Harriet Peterson #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Heetland	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
High School Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Homestake 2	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Homestake Pit No. 1	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Homestake Pit No. 2	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Homestake Pit No. 3	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Homestake Pit No. 4	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Homestake Pit No. 5	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Jerome Area	Bentonite	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Joe Fordyce Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
L. Shuck Property	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Lak Reservoir Area #1	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Lak Reservoir Area #2	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Lak Reservoir Area #3	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Last Chance Filler Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lucky Strike Bentonite Mine	Bentonite		Unknown	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Morrison Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Myers	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Near Pedro	Zeolites		Occurrence	MRDS
Newcastle #1	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Newcastle #2	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
North of Newcastle	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
O'Neil Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Oshoto Mine	Bentonite	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Oil Creek	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Osage	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Osage Field Project	Oil Mining	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Owens Draw	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Pedro Area #1	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Pedro Area #2	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pedro Area #3	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pine Ridge	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Raby Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Raby Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rawhauser Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rawhauser Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Red Creek Area	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Roundhouse	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rushmore Clareton U. Prop.	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Salt Creek	Salt	Brine Operation	Prospect	MRDS
Screen Number 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Screen Number 2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sheep Creek	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Sheldon Canyon	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Sod House Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
State Land Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
State Land Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Stockade Beaver Creek #1	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Stockade Beaver Creek #2	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Strawberry Mountain Area	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Sunny Divide	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Sweet Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tavegia Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Thornton Dome	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Turner Creek	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite	Offshore	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Copper, Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Salt	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Bentonite		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Prospect	MRDS
Unknown	Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed	Limestone, General		Prospect	MRDS
Upton #1	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Upton #2	Bentonite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Upton Bentonite Mine	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Usfs #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Usfs #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Usfs #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Voss	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wagner Scoria Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Wicker-Baldwin Prospect	Uranium	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS