East Area Pit

Past Producer in Fremont 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 10206439
MAS/MILS ID 0560130336
Record type Site
Current site name East Area Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.47208, 42.83495 (WGS84)
Elevation 2117
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Natrona(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ervay Basin SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rattlesnake Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Wind(hydrologic unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Horn(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 033 N 089 W 14 N2 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.47208, 42.83495

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    ID 4800994
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80

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 01/03/1980
MSHA mine ID4800994
Mine name (MSHA)East Area Pit
Current operatorUnion Carbide Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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