Bill Smith Mine

The Bill Smith Mine is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,561 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: Bill Smith Mine  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Converse

Elevation: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.05139, -105.68333

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Bill Smith Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bill Smith Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Highland Flats-Box Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

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


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1968
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

Type: L
Description: Powder River Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): CENTER OF N2 TAKEN AS LOCATION

Comment (Workings): OPERATE UNDERGROUND URANIUM MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.50

Reference (Deposit): URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING, 1976, MINOBRAS, P.8-12


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