Turnercrest - Ross District

Past Producer in Campbell county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400483
Record type District
Current site name Turnercrest - Ross District

Geographic coordinates

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.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Campbell
United States Wyoming Converse

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Uranophane Ore
Tyuyamunite Ore

Analytical data

Result Average grade of ore mined was 0.22% U3O8.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier sandstone lenses.
    Rock unit name Wasatch Formation

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.7, 43.49333

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1952
Year of first production 1953
Production years 1953-1958

Comments on the production information

  • Producers with production exceeding 1,000 tons are: Jake, Turnercrest, and Key Mines.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-DEC-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.