The Fox is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming.
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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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