| Deposit ID | 10181384 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560250443 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Carbide Corp. Mill (Facility) |
| Alternate or previous names | East Gas Hills Mill (Facility), Gas Hills Operation |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.49098, 42.84575 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2115 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Natrona(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ervay Basin SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rattlesnake Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Wind(hydrologic unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)
Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Natrona |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 033 N | 089 W | 10, 11, 15 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -107.49098, 42.84575 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| ID | 4800479 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | James Massey, General Superintendent |
| Home office | Wyoming |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560250443 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4800479 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560250080 | newMRDS 10230552, merged and deleted. |
MINOBRAS, 1986, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.
MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80
WYO GEOL SURVEY OPEN FILES.
EMJ DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | PO BOX 5100 RIVERTON WYO 82501 457-2311. [from deleted record MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107] |
| General | MILL MAY CLOSE IN 1986. [from deleted record MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107] |
| General | USBM PROD TABS (WASH) OWN/OP: UNION CARBIDE CO |
| General | EMJ DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975 CONCENTRATOR FEED CAP: 100 |
| General | EMPL: 51 "WYOMING URANIUM MINERS SE |
| General | ON HIGHER PRODUCTION" EMJ DEC 75 PAGES: 61-85 (GOOD) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Rdm | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560130804 = newMRDS 10230715, MAS 0560250080 = newMRDS 10230552, merged and deleted. |
| Editor | 11-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | MAS 0560130804 = newMRDS 10230715, MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107, merged and deleted. |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/21/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4800479 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Gas Hills Mill |
| Current operator | Umetco Minerals Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Union Carbide Corp |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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