The Sodak Uranium and Mining Co. is a uranium and manganese mine located in Converse county, Wyoming.
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Sodak Uranium and Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sodak Uranium and Mining Co.
Secondary: Cannonball Pit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Southern Powder River Basin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sodak Uranium and Mining Co. (a Delaware Corp.)
Home Office: Hot Springs, SD
Info Year: 1957
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.26 % U
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
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): Note that this "property" is in 2 non-contiguous parcels. One in Sec. 16, the other in Sec. 36/1.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: YELLOW U MINERALS IN "RED" SANDSTONE ZONE NODULES AND MASSES OF MANGANESE OXIDE OCCUR IN SOME DEPOSITS WITH URANIUM.
Comment (Deposit): AREA APPEARS GOOD FOR PROSPECTING, ESPECIALLY SEC. 16.
Comment (Identification): The property in Sec. 36/1 was Unknown #10018949 = MRDS DC07798. It has been deleted.
Comment (Location): COMPANY HOLDINGS INCLUDE SEC. 16, T. 36N., R. 73W., SEC. 36, T. 36N. R. 72W.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4740, 1957, 57 p, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4740_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4740_DMEA.pdf
Reference (Deposit): DMEA REPORTS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-09-1959
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