The South Walker-Sullivan is a uranium mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,969 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,969 Feet (2,124 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.3044, -106.18060
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South Walker-Sullivan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Walker-Sullivan
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: Sullivan Mine
Info Year: 1974
Production
Year: 2010
Material type: 264,000 st X .9071847 = 239497 mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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 (Location): INCLUDES ALSO SEC 11,14,15,16.
Comment (Location): Location from MINOBRAS, 1976, pl. 7, #8, p. 22 in S2 of Sec. 14.
References
Reference (Deposit): MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF
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 for Wyoming
Pages: p. 22-23.
Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS 7-79
Reference (Deposit): WYO. GEO. SURVEY OPEN FILES
Reference (Deposit): ENERGY RESOURCES MAP OF WY
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