| Deposit ID | 10279060 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560270103 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nelson Ranch |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.60809, 42.99746 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1326 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Niobrara(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manville NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lusk(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lance(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Niobrara |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 035 N | 066 W | 24 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock type qualifier | arkosic sandstone |
| Rock unit name | White River Formation |
| Ore Body (1) | -104.60809, 42.99746 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560270103 |
MINOBRAS, 1976, URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING, 63 p. and appendix.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "Past production, tyuyamunite in arkosic sandstone, White River Form. (Oligocene)." [MINOBRAS, 1976, p. A-17.] |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 21-APR-11 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.