| Deposit ID | 10108479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC07977 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560110085 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Elkhorn Creek uranium mining district. |
| Current site name | Busfield Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.74283, 44.80551 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Deposit described in SW4 of sec. 26 matches location of mine shown but not labeled on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Strawberry Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Devils Tower(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Little Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Little Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Little Missouri(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Crook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 056N | 066W | 26 | SW | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Fall River Formation (Inyan Kara Group) | ||
| |||
| Pit (1) | -104.74283, 44.80551 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| Production years | 1956- early 1960s. |
| District name | Elkhorn Creek uranium mining district |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC07977 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560110085 | = newMRDS 10254594, merged and deleted. |
USAEC-TEM 900
WYO. GEO. SURV. BULL. 50, 1959, P. 194.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-15-1961
MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium Guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.
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.
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50, p. 211-212.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ASSAYS UP TO .82% U OXIDE. OPEN CUT AND UNDERGROUND |
| General | Copied from references section of deleted duplicate record MAS 0560110085 = newMRDS 10254594: SODAK,C.R.BOYLE QUAD U,,T.R.WAGNER & QUAD URANIUM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560110085 = newMRDS 10254594 |
| Editor | 18-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560110085 = newMRDS 10254594, merged and deleted. |
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