Desert Queen

The Desert Queen is a uranium mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Desert Queen

State:  Wyoming

County:  Johnson

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.71333, -106.48750

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Desert Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Desert Queen


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Johnson


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-30-1962

Reference (Deposit): USAEC, AP. 1, 1956, RME 3137, P. 12.


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