The Chimney Rock is a uranium mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Chimney Rock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chimney Rock
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Metatyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Identification): Unable to determine if the two Chimney Rock records (this one, and see also 10132871) are the same. The cite different sources both of which explicitly state different section, township, range.
References
Reference (Reference): Gurner, J.W., Smith, D.K., Jr., and Knox, J.A., 1956, Annual Report for April 1, 1955 to March 31, 1956. Part II: United States Atomic Energy Commission RME-3137, part 2, 24 p.
Pages: p. 6.
Reference (Deposit): Gurner, J.W., and Smith, D.K., Jr., 1955, PROGRESS REPORT NO. 10 FOR PERIOD APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 1, 1955: United States Atomic Energy Commission RME-3125, 19 p.
Pages: p. 12.
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