Federal American Open Pit

Producer in Fremont county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Uranium
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10181779
MAS/MILS ID 0560130841
Record type Site
Current site name Federal American Open Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.67599, 42.73915 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coyote Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rattlesnake Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Muskrat(hydrologic unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 032 N 091 W 13 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.67599, 42.73915

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal American Partners
    ID 4801177
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-NOV-79 Rlw / Mt 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 12/02/1983
MSHA mine ID4801177
Mine name (MSHA)Federal American Partners Open Pit
Current operatorFederal American Partners
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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External references