3 - 10 Mine

The 3 - 10 Mine is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,141 feet.

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: 3 - 10 Mine  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Converse

Elevation: 5,141 Feet (1,567 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.20083, -105.61944

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3 - 10 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: 3 - 10 Mine
Secondary: Section 3 - 10 Uranium Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: South Powder River Basin District, Monument Hill Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp.
Home Office: P. O. Box 1120, Glenrock, Wy 82637
Years: 1980 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1979
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Red Ferruginous Sandstone


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Production): INCLUDES PRODUCTION FROM 28 - 33 MINE.

Comment (Workings): ORE TREATED AT THE MILL AT AMBROSIA LAKE, N. M.

Comment (Development): URANIUN IN THE MONUMENT HILL AREA DISCOVERED BY AEC RADIOMETRIC SURVEY.


References

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING BULL. 50, P. 206.

Reference (Production): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80


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