Mines in Weston County, Wyoming
125Total
6Active
Weston County, Wyoming has 125 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 6 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 30 sites.
By Status
Occurrence · 42Past Producer · 37Unknown · 17Prospect · 17Producer · 5Abandoned · 3Temporarily Idled · 2Intermittent · 1Active · 1
Top Commodities
Sand and Gravel, Construction · 30Bentonite · 30Uranium · 23Gypsum-Anhydrite · 12Limestone, General · 7Stone, Crushed/Broken · 6Construction Sand and Gravel · 4Salt · 2
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Active Mines in Weston County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Plant | Black Hills Bentonite A Limited Liability Co | Bentonite | Surface | Active |
| American Uptton Mill | — | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Federal Upton Mill | — | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Osage,clay Spur Quarries | — | Bentonite | — | Producer |
| Unknown | — | Flagstone | Surface | Producer |
| Unknown | — | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer |
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 |