| Deposit ID | 10081125 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032847 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560090109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Shaft |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.52423, 43.08329 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1640 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 7 MILE SOUTH OF MANNING RANCH; APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTH OF DOUGLAS. Deleted record 10181632 gives location as 43-4-34, -105-31-28 (NAD27), with 1000 ft. accuracy from Main Entrance, which is about 1/2 mile farther south. Someone should plot these points and determine the correct location. Main Entrance should be interpreted to be the shaft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Whipple Hollow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lightning(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Converse |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 036N | 072W | 20 | N2 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Fort Union | ||||
| Rock description | Fort Union | ||||
| |||||
| Main Entrance (1) | -105.52423, 43.08329 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Plunging Anticline |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Highland Flats - Box Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Minerals Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 3020, Casper, Wy. 82602 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 217.93M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032847 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560090109 | newMRDS 10081125 |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800946 |
ANNUAL REPORT OF STATE INSPECTED OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P. 50
URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING, 1976, MINOBRAS, P. 8-12
SUPPLEMENTAL ENV. RPT, USGS LIB # HO111,W9H53 1977
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.50
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Some sort of "CORRECTION PER CARL BIENIEWSKI - MLA - IFOC" was made to deleted record 10181125. No way to tell what the correction was. This comment could probably be deleted. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | Ford, Patti L. (Barari, Rachel A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-DEC-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10191125. |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (REV) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560090109 = newMRDS 10081125 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/16/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800946 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Buffalo Shaft |
| Current operator | Exxon Minerals Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Exxon Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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