The Zee is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 43.2389, -105.61530
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Zee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zee
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Converse
District: Southern Powder River
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Loma Uranium
Info Year: 1958
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: 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 (Production): 1957 HARDY & ZEE PRODUCTIO
Comment (Production): Produced 15,000 tons as of Jan. 1958.
Comment (Development): Active as of 1958.
Comment (Geology): U DEP OCCUR IN SEVERAL STRAT HOR & LIE IN N DIRECTION MINERALIZED ZONE 1300FT LONG & 250FT WIDE. STRAT RANGE 35FT
Comment (Ownership): LOMA CL LOUGH OR J SHERMAN OR R L PETERSON OR HAMLINX
References
Reference (Deposit): WYO G.S. M.A.S.
Reference (Deposit): Mrak, Vernon A., 1958, Uranium deposits in the Tertiary sediments of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Association 13th Field Trip Guidebook, p. 233-240.
Pages: p. 236.
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