Mineral resources of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Washakie and Hot Springs Counties, Wyoming

Abstract

Books of the U.S. Geological Survey are available over the terest (such as leaflets, pamphlets, booklets), single copies of Earthquakes counter at the following Geological Survey Public Inquiries Offices, all & Volcanoes, Preliminary Determination of Epicenters, and some mis-of which are authorized agents of the Superintendent of Documents: cellaneous reports, including some of the foregoing series that have gone CONTENTS Summary Bl Abstract Bl Character and setting Bl Mineral resources B3 Resource potential B3 Introduction B4 Appraisal of identified resources B4 Mining history B5 Energy resources B5 Coal B5 Oil and gas B5 Geolhermal energy B5 Assessment of potential for undiscovered resources B7 Geology B7 Geologic structure B9 Geochemistry BIO Geophysics Bll Mineral and energy resources B14 Metals B14 Oil and gas B14 Coal B15 Geolhermal energy B15 Uranium B15 Sand and gravel B15 References cited B15 Appendix B19 FIGURES 1-5. Maps of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness Study Area and vicinity: 1. Mineral resource potential and location B2 2. Locations of leases, wells, fields, and geologic structures pertaining to oil, gas, and coal production B6 3. General geology B8 4. Thrust faulting along the western margin of the Bighorn Basin BIO 5. Complete Bouguer gravity anomaly and generalized structure B12 6. Residual magnetic anomaly and generalized structure