.2.7,5- STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS
LARAMIE PEAK AREA WYOMING
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1397-B
Mineral Resources of the Laramie Peak Study Area, Albany and Converse Counties, Wyoming
By KENNETH SEGERSTROM, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, and ROBERT C. WEISNER, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES With a section on AEROMAGNETIC INTERPRETATION By M. DEAN KLEINKOPF, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1397-B
An evaluation of the mineral potential of the area
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1977 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
CECIL D. ANDRUS, Secretary
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
V. E. McKelvey, Director
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Segerstrom, Kenneth, 1909- Mineral resources of the Laramie Peak study area, Albany and Converse Counties, Wyoming. (Studies related to wilderness) (Geological Survey Bulletin 1397-B) Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.3:1397-6 1. Mines and mineral resources Wyoming-Laramie Peak. I. Weisner, Robert C., joint author. II. Kleinkopf, Merlin Dean. Aeromagnetic interpretation. 1976. HI. Title. IV. Series. V. Series: United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1397-B QE75.B9 no. 1397-B [TN24.W8] 557.3'08s [553'.09787'l6] 76-608252
Foi sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 024-001-02962-6 STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS In accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, Sept. 3, 1964) and the Joint Conference Report on Senate Bill 4, 88th Congress, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines have been conducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas. Studies and reports of all primitive areas have been completed. Areas of ficially designated as "wilderness," "wild," or "canoe" when the act was passed were incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System, and some of them are presently being studied. The act provided that areas under consideration for wilderness designation should be studied for suitability for in corporation into the Wilderness System. The mineral surveys constitute one aspect of the suitability studies. This report dis cusses the results of a mineral survey of some national forest lands in the Laramie Peak study area, Wyoming, that is being considered for wilderness designation. The area studied is on the crest of the Laramie Mountains in southeastern Wyoming.
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