The Box Claims is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,230 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: 5,230 Feet (1,594 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 43.04, -105.45300
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Box Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Box Claims
Secondary: Box #1 To #11
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Southern Powder River
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: Unknown
Info Year: 1958
Owner Name: HARLAN D FOWLER
Home Office: Longmont, CO
Info Year: 1955
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
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 (Location): Note claim maps on p. 179-181, 183-186, of DMEA Docket 4026.
Comment (Development): Inactive as of 1958.
Comment (Production): Produced more than 1000 tons as of Jan. 1958.
Comment (Development): 2500 AND 3000 FT. DRILL HOLES EXIST GOVT PARTICIPATION IS RECOMMENDED IN EXPLORATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM. FIELD INV., AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Reference (Deposit): MRAK, VERNON A., 1958, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE TERTIARY SEDIMENTS OF THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 13TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK, P. 233-240.
Pages: p. 236.
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4026, 197 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4026_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4026_DMEA.pdf
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, ET AL, 1964, USGS BULL. 1107.
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, ET AL 1964, USGS BULL. 1147.
Reference (Deposit): DMEA REPORTS
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-09-1959
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