Nichols Ranch ISL

Prospect 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400538
Record type Deposit
Mineralized Area Pumpkin Buttes
Current site name Nichols Ranch ISL

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.01667, 43.7 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Fork Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kaycee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Arminto(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Powder(hydrologic unit)

Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Powder-Tongue(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Campbell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 43N 076W 7, 8, 17, 18 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier fluvial sandstones interbedded with claystone, siltstone, carbonaceous shale, and thin coals.
    Rock unit name Wasatch Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.01667, 43.7

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Well
Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Pumpkin Buttes Uranium Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Uranerz Energy Corp.
    Home office 1701 East "E" Street\nPO Box 50850\nCasper, WY 82605
    Year 2009

Comments on the ownership information

  • 35 unpatented lode mining claims and 2 mineral fee leases. (43-101, p. 4 of 35)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • There are no official measured or inferred resources. Indicated resource area of influence is capped at approximately 40,000 sq. ft. Minimum cutoff grade is 0.03% eU3O8. Estimated indicated resources at 0.20 grade thickness cutoff is 1,293,661 tons @ 0.114% eU3O8 = 2,949,546 pounds eU3O8. Estimated indicated resources at 0.50 grade thickness cutoff is 908,768 tons @ 0.131% eU3O8 = 2,380,972 pounds eU3O8.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Name of workings drill holes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brown, K.J., 2009, Nichols Ranch Property, Johnson and Campbell Counties, Wyoming, Technical Report (dated Jun 5, 2009): www.sedar.com, Uranerz Energy Corporation, Technical report (NI 43-101) - English, filed June 8, 2011, 35 p.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-11 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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