Open Pit Section 28-33 3-10

Unknown in Converse 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 10254315
MAS/MILS ID 0560090389
Record type Site
Current site name Open Pit Section 28-33 3-10

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.50032, 43.34995 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coal Draw South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope(hydrologic unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Converse

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 039 N 072 W Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.50032, 43.34995

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp.
    ID 4801158
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-AUG-1979 Rjs 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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