The North Walker Mine is a uranium mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.32644, -106.16011
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North Walker Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Walker Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
District: Shirley Basin Uranium District
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: KERR MCGEE CORP
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1970 - 1974
Production
Year: 2010
Mined: 671423.000 mt
Material type: 740,117 st X .9071847 = 671,423 mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Roll-front Uranium
Operation Type: 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
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MESA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REF.EMJ MINE DIRECTORY 1975
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): MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium Guidebook of Wyoming
Pages: p. 22-24.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYO ENERGY RESOURCES MAP OF WYO 1972
Reference (Deposit): "WYOMING URANIUM MINERS SET SIGHTSON HIGHER PRODUCTION" EMJ PAGES: 61-85 (GOOD)
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