Open Pit Sections 28 and 33

Producer in Converse county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133341
MAS/MILS ID 0560090401
Record type Site
Current site name Open Pit Sections 28 and 33
Alternate or previous names Bill Smith Open Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -105.88203, 42.85606 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parkerton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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 Converse

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 033 N 075 W 05 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Fox Hills Sandstone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp.
    ID 4801158
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA METAL NONMETAL MINE FILE 10-17-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/22/1981
MSHA mine ID4801158
Mine name (MSHA)Open Pit Sections (28-33)(3-10)
Current operatorKerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp
Current controller (parent)Kerr-McGee Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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