The Moore Ranch is a uranium mine located in Campbell county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 43.568, -105.84600
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Moore Ranch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore Ranch
Secondary: Moore Ranch ISL
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Campbell
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Uranium One Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: www.uranium1.com
Info Year: 2010
Owner Name: Energy Metals Corp.
Info Year: 2006
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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 (Location): The claims are unpatented mining lode claims and along with three state and two private leases, in total comprise some 3,950 acres. (43-101, p. 4 of 41)
References
Reference (Deposit): WYO GEO SURVEY OPEN FILES
Reference (Deposit): Beahm, Douglas, 2006, Moore Ranch Uranium Project, Campbell County, Wyoming, USA, prepared by BRS Inc. (dated June 27, 2006): www.sedar.com, Energy Metals Corporation, Tecnical Report(s), filed July 20, 2006, 41 p.
Pages: 41 p.
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