| Deposit ID | 10018985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC07920 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560110090 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Carlile uranium district |
| Current site name | Carlile Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.75144, 44.46467 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Mines shown on topo in W2 of Sec. 26. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carlile(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sundance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)
Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 052N | 066W | 26 | W2 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| (1) | -104.75144, 44.46467 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | T.M. Rizzi, Homestake Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| Production years | 1953-1955 |
| District name | Carlile uranium district |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Company |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC07920 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560110090 | =newMRDS 10303573, merged and deleted. |
WYO. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 50, 1959, PG. 194.
Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series MS-94, scale 1:500,000.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-15-1961
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, 287 p.
WYO GS FOR MAS
Bergendahl, M.H., Davis, R.E., and Izett, G.A., 1961, Geology and mineral deposits of the Carlile quadrangle, Crook County, Wyoming, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1082‑J, p. 613-706.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNDERGR.= TR. TO 1.93% U OXIDE; SURFACE= .005-.34% U OXIDE; STOPED IN 1955. OPEN CUT UNDERGROUND OPERATION |
| Deposit | Mining operations, both open cut and underground, by Homesake Mining Company ceased in 1955. At that time samples from underground workings varied from a trace to 1.93% U3O8; those from surface workings 0.005-0.34% U3O8. (Bull. 50, p. 212) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560110090 = newMRDS 1030573 |
| Editor | 20-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560110090 = newMRDS 1030573, merged and deleted |
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