The Jack Christansen is a uranium mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 43.7917, -106.05690
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Jack Christansen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jack Christansen
Secondary: Christiansen Lease
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Johnson
District: Pumpkin Butte
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: METRO MINERALS AND EXPLORATION CO., CHEYENNE, WYO
Owner Name: Metro Minerals
Info Year: 1958
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): RA IN RED-GRAY ARK CALC SS IN EO WASATCH WITH YELL SECONDARY
Comment (General): RA IN RED-GRAY ARK CALC SS IN EO WASATCH WITH YELL SECONDARY
Comment (Identification): Identically named "Christiansen Lease" mentioned in MINOBRAS is in T45N, 76W, Sec. 21 but in adjacent Campbell Co.
References
Reference (Deposit): Mrak, Vernon A., 1958, Uranium deposits in the Tertiary sediments of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Association 13th Field Trip Guidebook, p. 233-240.
Pages: p. 236, #38.
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming.
Pages: p. 18, 19, #23.
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
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