| Deposit ID | 10080650 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031985 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560090108 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Bear Creek Project |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.61452, 43.28134 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES NE OF GLENROCK, WY ; 5 MILES EAST OF BEAR CREEK, WY., 1.5 Mile Radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coal Draw South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Antelope(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Converse |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 038N | 073W | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wasatch Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Wasatch | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.61452, 43.28134 |
|---|
| General form | STACKED FRONTS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 21.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| District name | Southern Powder River Basin District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | CAMECO Corporation |
| Home office | Cameco Corporation\n2121-11th Street West\nSaskatoon, Saskatchewan\nS7M 1J3\nPhone: (306) 956-6200 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rocky Mountain Energy Co. (A Minority Partner In This Venture.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bear Creek Uranium Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 2654, Casper, Wy 82602 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | Open Pit |
| Overall depth | 85.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031985 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560090108 | =newMRDS 10303244, merged and deleted. |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4801099 | from MAS 0560090108 (newMRDS 10303244) |
www.wise-uranium.org/uousawy.html (gives owner as CAMECO, but this property is not specifically mentioned on www.cameco.com)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING, WYOMING MINES AND MINERALS MAP, 1979.
WYOMING GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK 1976, P. 231-234.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.
URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM, AND THE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR POWER, 1980-2030, ROSKILL INFO. SERV. LONDON, ENGLAND, PUBLISHER.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 6680 ACRE PERMIT AREA (1976); DISCONTINOUS CALCAREOUS CEMENTED SANDSTONE LENSES WITHIN THE ORE SANDSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology REV | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560090108 (newMRDS 10303244) |
| Editor | 02-MAR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record MAS 0560090108 (newMRDS 10303244) |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/11/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4801099 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Bear Creek |
| Current operator | Rocky Mountain Energy |
| Current controller (parent) | Union Pacific Corp |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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