The Thyboe Prospect is a uranium mine located in Harding county, South Dakota.
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Mine Info
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Thyboe Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thyboe Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Harding
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: METATYUYAMUNITE IN THE SANDSTONE OF THE LUDLOW FORMATION. ASSAYS UP TO 0.19 PERCENT URANIUM OXIDE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CURTISS, ROBERT E., 1955 , A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE URANIUM IN SOUTH DAKOTA, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 79 , SDGS
Reference (Deposit): PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , REVA QUAD, SDGS
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