| Deposit ID | 10400483 |
|---|---|
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Turnercrest - Ross District |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.7, 43.49333 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | "District" is at the Campbell/Converse County border. Greatest concentration is at the Betty, Sundance Betty, Key Claims, Little Betty, Jake, Powder River minerals Pit, and Turnercerst. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Converse(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Macken Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Newcastle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Antelope(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Campbell |
| United States | Wyoming | Converse |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Result | Average grade of ore mined was 0.22% U3O8. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock type qualifier | sandstone lenses. |
| Rock unit name | Wasatch Formation |
| Approximate (1) | -105.7, 43.49333 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Production years | 1953-1958 |
MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-DEC-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.