The Fox is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming.
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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
Fox MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox
Secondary: Dakota-Wyoming Uranium
Secondary: Fox Claims Nos. 1-5
Secondary: Ore Claims Nos. 1-10
Secondary: Mill Claims Nos. 1-12
Secondary: Odd Claims Nos. 1-18
Secondary: Call Claims Nos. 1-18
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Southern Powder River District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dakota-Wyoming Uranium Co.
Home Office: Lehr, ND
Info Year: 1957
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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 (Deposit): OTHER CLAIMS IN AREA: MILL, CALL, PLUS ODD CLAIMS. NO ORE DEPOSITS OR GOOD PROSPECTING AREAS FOUND. ONE U OCCURRENCE. SMALL PIT AND DRILL HOLES
Comment (Ownership): Lease from Carl and Genevieve Manning covers 3200 acres in Converse County in T37N, R72W including: Sec. 11, SE4 Sec. 12, SW4, SW4 Sec. 13, N2 Sec. 15, S2 Sec. 17, S2S2; NW4SE4; NE4SW4 Sec. 18, S2SE4 Sec. 19, E2NE4 Sec. 21, E2W2; W2E2; SE4SE4 Sec. 22, S2N2; N2S2; SW4SW4 SEc.. 23, N2 Sec. 27, S2NE4; SE4; NW4; NW4SW4 Sec. 28, E2E2 Sec. 30, SE4 Sec. 31, NE4
Comment (Location): In addition to the Lease from the Mannings (See Ownership Comment #1) the holdings include 63 unpatented mining claims: Fox Claims Nos. 1-5 (S2NE4, Sec. 30) Ore Claims Nos. 1-10 (SE4 and NW4SW4, Sec. 31) Mill Claims Nos. 1-12 (W2, Sec. 30) Odd Claims Nos. 1-18 (S2; NW4; W2NW4, Sec. 29) Call Claims Nos. 1-18 (W2 and W2E2, Sec. 32)
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4649, 1957, 96 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4649_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4649_DMEA.pdf
Reference (Deposit): DMEA REPORTS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-09-1959
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