The Teton 1,3 is a uranium mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.0394, -107.77360
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Teton 1,3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Teton 1,3
Secondary: Teton Claim No. 3
Secondary: Teton
Secondary: Teton Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
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: Teton Development Co.
Owner Name: Joe Wentz
Production
Year: 2010
Mined: 907.000 mt
Material type: 1,000 st X .9071847 = 907 mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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 (Identification): MS-94 gives 2 entries for Teton, but without any references. Both list production of 1000 short tons. Unable to determine if these are actually duplicate entries.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1976, URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOming, 63 p. and appendix.
Pages: p. 26.
Reference (Deposit): Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 94, 1:500,000.
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Reference (Deposit): WYO GS FOR MAS
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