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Pumpkin Buttes District

Producer in Campbell 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. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400484
Record type District
Current site name Pumpkin Buttes District
Alternate or previous names Pumpkin Buttes

Comments on the site identification

  • Contains too many mines to enter Names individually: Big Tar, Dakota Wyoming, Osage, Orr Group, KISU, Albert Orr Ranch, A93, Forest Group, P Group, South Peak Mining, A-88 Mine, Moe No. 14, Ray (Channel), Christensen Lease, Blowout (Anomaly 119), Kerr McGee, Craney Draw, Little Star Mining Co., Queen No. 2, Mary No. 1, Jeannette Deposit, Twiford, Colorado Christensen, Bashwwn Group, Utah, Ruthie B, Christensen Lease, Lucky 7, Lucky Eight Grouop, Discovery Roll, Dome Butte, Little Phoebe (Gap Group), Sue 3 (Campbell Group), Blue Star, Paula, Black Star, Scott, White Mule, Little Star Mining, Van Buggenum and Scott, Simmons, Joyce, Camplin and West, Camplin 1 and 3, Snakebite, Antelope, Alice May, Tyfil, Columbus, Pete, Sunset, Nero Group, Jannie Group, Brown Deposit, San Juan, Mary 1 and 3, Mc Group, Coldspot, South School Section, Rosenberger, Wyo-Roc, Syl-Del, Axe, Rho, Clover Sterling, Trix, Mystery, Alma 8, Uranium Box, Cora, Ira, Laur, Hanna Group, Greenlee, A-261, Sable Group, Teachair, Kerr McGee, Channel Deposit.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106, 43.78333 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

North Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Reno Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Powder(hydrologic unit)

Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Campbell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier arkosic sandstone with interbedded clay and siltstone.
    Rock unit name Wasatch Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106, 43.78333
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Comments on the production information

  • More than 9,000 tons porduction was reported from the Blowout Mine (Anomaly 119), with an average grade of 0.32% U3O8. Mines with over 1,000 tons reported production are: Antelope, Alma 8, coldspot, Pete, Black Star, Jeannette, and Colorado Christensen.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-DEC-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

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