The Rim is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,759 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.8431, -107.51500
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Rim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rim
Secondary: Rim Group
Secondary: Rim Claims Nos. 1-9, 16-23, 26-30, 44-57.
Secondary: Rim #4
Secondary: Rim #40, #55, #59
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Gas Hills
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: Western Uranium Corp.
Home Office: SD
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Uranium Research and Development Co.
Home Office: 209 Denham Building, Denver, CO
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Rocket Mining Co.
Home Office: UT
Owner Name: Rim Group Mining Co.
Home Office: Lander, WY
Info Year: 1956
Years: 1956 -
Owner Name: Riverton Uranium Corp.
Home Office: NV
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Mountain Mesa Uranium Corp.
Home Office: WY
Info Year: 1957
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 (Ownership): "WEST U CORP.,J.E. ERICKSON OR UTAH CONSTR FOMAS" Copied from References field, but probably moot. Much more detailed info is available in the DMEA Docket.
Comment (Location): Centroid of group closer to 42.839, -107.526. (Good maps are at end of first section in the Docket, around p. 375-393.)
References
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INV. AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Reference (Deposit): AEC RESERVE ESTIMATE, 1973
Reference (Deposit): WYO GS FOR MAS
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4644, 1956, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4644_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4644_DMEA.pdf
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