| Deposit ID | 10096609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032735 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajo Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Nugget Coal & Timber Co. Property, Nugget Coal and Timber Company |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.465, 42.13611 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Mine on topo near center of sec. 18 is on the Ajo #7 claim. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Shirley Basin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Medicine Bow(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(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 | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 025N | 080W | 18 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.465, 42.13611 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | E |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1957 |
| District name | Eastern Shirley Mountains |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nugget Coal & Timber Co. |
| Year | 1957 |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Material | 4 short tons X .9071847 = 3.6 mt (note that the database rounds the 3.6 st back up to 4 mt) Value was correctly input as 4 short tons. |
| Ore mined | 4mt |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032735 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070124 | =newMRDS 10230518, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070229 | = 10181413, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560070180 | = 10254113, merged and deleted. |
AEC PRELIM.FIELD INV., AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 94, 1:500,000.
Defense Mineral Exploration Administration, Docket No. 4865, 56 p. [http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4865_DMEA.pdf]
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | DMEA Docket was a lucky find! This is a complete outline of the proposed mining operation and includes location and claim maps and geology as well as ownership information and economics. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1984-03-01 | Barari, Rachel A. | South Dakota Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560070124 = newMRDS 10230518, MAS 0560070180 = 10254113, and MAS 0560070229 = 10181413 |
| Editor | 2011-04-27 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560070124 = newMRDS 10230518, MAS 0560070180 = 10254113, and MAS 0560070229 = 10181413, merged and deleted. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.