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Reno Creek Project

Past Producer in Campbell county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Site location context
  3. Geographic areas
  4. Public Land Survey System information
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081127
MRDS ID W032849
MAS/MILS ID 0560050138
Record type Site
Mineralized Area Pumpkin Buttes District
Current site name Reno Creek Project

Comments on the site identification

  • Very likely this is the same property considered as the Reno Creek ISL Project. The private mineral leases are held by Uranerz Energy Corp, Federal Claims by Energy Fuels Nuclear, and the southwest claims by Bayswater Uranium Corp. Property is being reconsidered as an ISL operation.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle North Platte-Casper(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Campbell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 043N 073W 21, 22, 28, 29, 31, 33 NW Wyoming
6th Principal 043N 073W 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 (Strathmore) Wyoming
6th Principal 043N 073@ 31 Wyoming
6th Principal 043N 074W 36 Wyoming
6th Principal 042N 073W 6 Wyoming
6th Principal 042N 074W 1, 12 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Deleted MAS record gave lat/long as 43.57885, -105.47122 (WGS84). Point of Ref: ore body. Accuracy as 1000 m.
  • Deleted MAS record gave PLSS as 42N, R72W, Sec. 26. Probably a very large area, so this difference isn't as bad as it appears.
  • 3 properties form a contiguous block in all or at least 1/4 of the following sections:
    T43N, R73W, secs. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35.
    T43N, R74W, sec. 36
    T42N, R73W, sec. 6
    T42N, R74W, secs. 1, 12.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tyuyamunite Ore
Uranophane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wasatch Formation
    Rock description Wasatch
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Down Dip From Predominantly Red Colored Sandstones, Areas Of Warped, Folded, Jointed Sandstone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Mining method In Situ Leach

Mining district

District name Turnercrest-Ross District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mono Power Co.
    Year 2011
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Halliburton Co.
    Year 2011
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rocky Mountain Energy Co., Po Box A, Wright, Wy 82732
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Uranerz Energy Corp.
    Year 2011

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Resources are provided for each of the 3 properties in the 2 main 43-101 reports cited.
    Demonstrated (Measured+ Indicated) for Reno Creek (private):
    Cutoff 0.2%: 3,831,477 tons at 0.056% = 4,292,948 pounds eU3O8
    Reno Creek (Federal and SW):
    8,268,872 tons @ 0.066% = 10,959,994 pounds eU3O8.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPERATE URANIUM SOLUTION PILOT PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980. P.51

  • Deposit

    MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80

  • General

    http://www.wise-energy.org/uousawy.html

  • Production

    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.51

  • General

    United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Data Retrieval System, 2011, http://www.msha.gov/drs/ASP/BasicMineInfonew.asp

  • Deposit

    Graves, D.H., 2010, Technical Report, Reno Creek Property
    Campbell County, Wyoming, U.S.A., dated 10/13/2010: www.sedar.com, Uranerz Energy Corp, NI 43-101 Technical Report, filed 10/14/2010, 52 p.

  • Deposit

    Graves, D.H., and Yovich, M.J., 2009, Preliminary Feasibility Study,
    Reno Creek Uranium In Situ Recovery Project, Northeast Wyoming, USA,
    NCA Nuclear, Inc. (dated 09/28/2009): www.sedar.com, Bayswater Uranium Corp, NI 43-101 Technical Report, filed 10/14/2009, 187 p. (for Reno Creek AND SW Reno Creek)

  • Deposit

    [Note the NI-43-101 reports in the associated files. As this record is improved upon, add those reports to this bibliography]

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Graves, D.H., 2010, Technical Report, Reno Creek Property, Campbell County, Wyoming, USA (dated Oct. 13, 2010): http://sedar.com, Uranerz Energy Corporation, Technical report (NI 43-101) - English, filed Oct. 14, 2010, 52 p.
General MSHA database indicates Reno Creek Project was abandoned as of 1982. The controllers at that time were Rocky Mtn. Energy, Mono Power, and Halliburton.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-84 Ford, Patti L. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 17-MAR-11 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey duplicate record 10279212 (MAS 0560050138), merged and deleted.
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS 0560050138 = newMRDS 10279212