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Dakota-Wyoming Uranium

Occurrence 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018958
MRDS ID DC07813
Record type Site
Current site name Dakota-Wyoming Uranium

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -105.541, 43.143 (WGS84)
Relative position Coordinates are for common corner of sections 29-32, which contain the named claims. Additional leases from the Mannings extend another 9 km to the NE. (Good maps available in DMEA Docket 4649, p. 95, 96)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Converse(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dry Fork Cheyenne(hydrologic unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(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 037N 072W 11,12,13,15,17,19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • In addition to the Lease from the Mannings (See Ownership Comment #1) the holdings include 63 unpatented mining claims:
    Fox Claims Nos. 1-5 (S2NE4, Sec. 30)
    Ore Claims Nos. 1-10 (SE4 and NW4SW4, Sec. 31)
    Mill Claims Nos. 1-12 (W2, Sec. 30)
    Odd Claims Nos. 1-18 (S2; NW4; W2NW4, Sec. 29)
    Call Claims Nos. 1-18 (W2 and W2E2, Sec. 32)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) Wasatch Formation
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southern Powder River District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Lessee
    Owner Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Co.
    Home office Lehr, ND
    Year 1957

Comments on the ownership information

  • Lease from Carl and Genevieve Manning covers 3200 acres in Converse County in T37N, R72W including:
    Sec. 11, SE4
    Sec. 12, SW4, SW4
    Sec. 13, N2
    Sec. 15, S2
    Sec. 17, S2S2; NW4SE4; NE4SW4
    Sec. 18, S2SE4
    Sec. 19, E2NE4
    Sec. 21, E2W2; W2E2; SE4SE4
    Sec. 22, S2N2; N2S2; SW4SW4
    SEc.. 23, N2
    Sec. 27, S2NE4; SE4; NW4; NW4SW4
    Sec. 28, E2E2
    Sec. 30, SE4
    Sec. 31, NE4

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OTHER CLAIMS IN AREA: MILL, CALL, PLUS ODD CLAIMS. NO ORE DEPOSITS OR GOOD PROSPECTING AREAS FOUND. ONE U OCCURRENCE. SMALL PIT AND DRILL HOLES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 19-JAN-12 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey

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