The Mud Claims is a uranium mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Mud Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mud Claims
Secondary: Mud
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
District: Rock Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: RAY,KOWLOCK,TALT,WILSON,MANN, + RUKAD
Home Office: ROCK SPRINGS, WY
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Identification): Unverifiable record. Unable to correlate with other "Mud" records.
Comment (Location): LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION. Location is unverified.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 300 FT. LONG DEPOSIT
Comment (Geology): ERICKSON FM-ANOMALY IN LARGE AMTS. OF YELLOW URANIUM MINERAL ON FRACTURE SURFACES IN A MASSIVE X-BEDDED GREY SANDSTONE. (from deleted/merged MAS 0560370065)
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-00-1958
Reference (Deposit): USAEC-DAO-P-2-3013
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM. FIELD INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
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