| Deposit ID | 10108478 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC07932 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Aladdin |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.09945, 44.68495 (WGS84) |
| Relative position | Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Slaughter Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Devils Tower(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)
Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 054N | 060W | 07,17,18 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Centroid (1) | -104.09945, 44.68495 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC07932 |
Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series MS-94, scale 1:500,000.
Gray, J.R., and Tennissen, A.C., 1935, Uranium investigations near Aladdin, Crook County, Wyoming: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-4016, 14 p.
WYO. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 50, 1959, P. 188.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-15-1961
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, 287 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 42 SAMPLES, TRACE TO 7.788% U OXIDE. |
| Deposit | "Uranium mineralization is reported to occur in three stratigraphic units; the lower 30 to 50 ft. of the Fall River sandstone, the upper one-third of the Fuson shale and the upper one-third of the Lakota sandstone; all of Lower Creatceous age. Carnotite and autunite are the principal uranium minerals. Several small mines were operated in the area." (Bull. 50, p. 211) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 21-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | changed from site to district. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.