Potential Exploitable Mineral Areas in Wyoming

To provide a general, small-scale (1:500,000) view of where
potential exploitable minerals areas are located in the State of Wyoming.

From the US Bureau of Mines map publication, ""Availability of
Federally Owned Minerals for Exploration and Development
in the Western United States"". The Bureau of Mines inventoried Federal
mineral land in Wyoming and assessed the availability of
this land for mineral exploration and development as
affected by legal status and agency management practices.
To illustrate the impact that various Federal land use
decisions have on the mineral industry, the USBM also
identified and ranked known mineral deposit areas
(KMDAs)-i.e., areas having past or present mineral
production and /or known mineral resources- and
compared these areas spatially with availability of Federal
mineral lands.

Most Federal minerals, except those specifically available
through lease or sale, are available by location under the
General Mining Law of 1872. Locatable minerals are
characterized by relatively high unit value and rare,
localized minable occurrence.