Jenkins Project

Past Producer in Carbon county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157087
MAS/MILS ID 560070099
Record type Site
Current site name Jenkins Project
Alternate or previous names Uranium Supply

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.1803, 42.3917 (WGS84)
Elevation 2173
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position Location vague and unconfirmed.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bates Creek Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shirley Basin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Medicine Bow(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 028 N 078 W Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.1803, 42.3917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type E
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Uranium Supply Services Corp.
    ID 4801132
    Home office Wyoming
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • Uranium Services Supply Corp. (USSC) owned by Houston Light & Power (Houston, TX). Jenkins Project was jointly managed by Kerr-McGee and Getty Petroleum Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 2011
    Period lifetime (unknown)
    Material 528,582 short tons X 0.9071847 =
    Ore mined 479522mt
    Accuracy Accurate

Comments on the production information

  • Gregory and others, 2010, credit this mine as having produced 528,582 short tons of uranium ore. (mulitply by 0.9071847 to get metric tons).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WYO GEO SURVEY OPEN FILES

  • Deposit

    Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D, 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 94, scale 1:500,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General ABWilson changed the development status from producer to past producer. However, there is no evidence or reference to even suggest that this "mine" has ever produced.
General Unable to find any literature about this "mine."

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1983-11-18 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 2010-06-07 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey revised 12-19-2011

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/16/1982
MSHA mine ID4801132
Mine name (MSHA)Jenkins Project
Current operatorUranium Supply Services Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references