The Big Smith Claims is a uranium mine located in Albany county, Wyoming.
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Big Smith Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Smith Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Albany
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: U. MINERALS IDENTIFIED BY AEC
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM., APR. 1, 1956, RME 3137, P. 4
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10-05-1961
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