| Deposit ID | 10080549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031829 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Federal American Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.62569, 42.79162 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 24 MILES NE OF JEFFREY CITY, WY. THE MILL IS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE TOWNSHIP. THE ESTIMATED LOCATION IS FOR THE MILL., 2 Miles East Or West |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Puddle 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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 033N | 090W | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Liebigite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.15% - 0.35% U3O8 |
|---|---|
| Result | SOME 0.7% U3O8 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wind River (Puddle Springs Arkose Member | ||||
| Rock description | Wind River (Puddle Springs Arkose Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Alluvium and Colluvium |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two Periods Of Normal Faulting |
| Dip | S |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 182.88M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Discoverer | Neil Mcneice |
| District name | Gas Hills District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal American Partners, |
| Home office | Gas Hill Route, Riverton, Wy 82501 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031829 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 201, 207-208
GSW REPRINT 35, P. 309
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12-31-80.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED BODIES AT DEPTHS TO MORE THAN 600 FT. SOME THICKNESSES OF 20-40 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-82 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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