The Red Jeep No 1 is a uranium mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,060 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: 7,060 Feet (2,152 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.0058, -109.26360
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Red Jeep No 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Jeep No 1
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gitz, E. P., St Paul, Minn.
Home Office: Minnesota
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): "Occurrence in sandstone, Fort Union Form., abundant carbonized matter" (p. A-23, MINOBRAS)
References
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 10-79
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INVEST AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1976, URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYO.
Pages: p. A-23
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