| Deposit ID | 10157597 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560110110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laymon Lease |
| Alternate or previous names | Shannon Lease |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.769, 44.466 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | Coordinates are for center of N2 of Sec. 27. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crook(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carlile(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sundance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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 | 052N | 066W | 27 | E2 of NW4 and W2 of NE4 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Ore Body (1) | -104.769, 44.466 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | BALBOA MINING,A.F.STOIC OR SUSQUEHANNA WESTERN |
| Type | Lessee |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shannon Oil Co |
| Home office | Denver, CO |
| Year | 1955 |
| Type | Lessee |
|---|---|
| Owner | Balboa Mining and Development Company |
| Home office | Grand Junction, CO |
| Year | 1958 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560110110 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560450070 | = 10303508, merged and deleted. |
WYO.G.S.FOR MAS
MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming.
DMEA Docket No. 3762, 289 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/3762_DMEA.pdf
DMEA Docket No. 4889, 1958, 752 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4889_DMEA.pdf
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "Uraninite occurrence, in Lakota Form. at a depth of 175 to 275 feet, carbonized plant remains." (MINBRAS, 1976, p. 42) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 13-JAN-12 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560450070 = 10303508 |
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