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Nelson Fee Land

Occurrence in Niobrara 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081148
MRDS ID W032880
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Fee Land

Comments on the site identification

  • Location in 35N, 65W, sec. 20 as described in both RMEs is distinct from record with same/similar name (Nelson Ranch, 10279060) in 35N, 66W, Sec. 24.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -104.69142, 42.99496 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position In sec. 20.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niobrara(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flat Top(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lusk(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lance(hydrologic unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Niobrara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 035N 065N 20 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Location unverified. Listed in both RMEs as 35N, R65W, sec. 20. BUT original record 10081148 had T36N, 65W, Sec. 20 supposedly citing RME-3125. Possibly a typo?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name White River
    Rock description White River
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -104.69142, 42.99496
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mineral described as "unknown 'N'" in RME-3125, revised to carnotite and tyuyamunite in RME-3137.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lance Creek

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Gruner, J.W. and Smith, D.K., Jr., 1955, PROGRESS REPORT NO. 10 FOR PERIOD APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 1, 1955: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-3125, 19 P.

  • Deposit

    Gruner, J.W. Smith, D.K., Jr., and Knox, J.A., 1956, Annual REPORT for APRIL 1, 1955 to March 31, 1556. Part II: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-3137, part II, 24 P.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10-05-1961

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-84 Barari, Rachel A. South Dakota Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey MRDS DC07498 = newMRDS 10091602
Editor 21-APR-11 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey MRDS DC07498 = newMRDS 10091602, merged and deleted.

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