| Deposit ID | 10181990 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560370048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Desert Project |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.0142, 42.0778 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1993 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sweetwater(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagles Nest Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Divide Closed Basin(hydrologic unit)
Great Divide Closed Basin(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(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 | Sweetwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 024 N | 094 W | 3 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Claim (1) | -108.0142, 42.0778 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | E |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Exploration Co. |
| ID | 4801114 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560370048 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4801114 |
UPDATE & REVISION BY MILS 10-79
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/05/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4801114 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Red Desert Project |
| Current operator | Union Minerals Exploration |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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