The Lone Wolf is a uranium mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Lone Wolf MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Wolf
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
District: Great Divide Basin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 2010
Mined: 21.000 mt
Material type: 23 st X .9071847 = 21 mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 (Location): MS-94 puts Lone Wolf in next township to the NW, approx. in Sec. 34 or 35, or 10 km away.
Comment (Identification): Plots in same area as "Red Basin Project" (10181990). Possibly a duplicate.
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLES .44 PERCENT U3O8
Comment (Location): MF-127 shows a uranium deposit in this vicinity, however the map is unlabeled, so not known if this is the Lone Wolf.
References
Reference (Deposit): Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 94, scale 1:500,000.
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald, F.W., and Bean, B.G., 1958, Preliminary tectonic map of Wyoming east of the Overthrust Belt, showing the distribution of uranium deposits,: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-127, scale 1:500,000.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-00-1958
Reference (Deposit): USAEC-DEB MR 9/55
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