The Swanson (Red Rocks Claims) is a ree, feldspar, and uranium mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Swanson (Red Rocks Claims) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swanson (Red Rocks Claims)
Secondary: Red Rock Claims Nos. 1-4
Secondary: also includes Lucky Susan, Uranium Queen 1-4, and Karen claims
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Francis J. Swanson
Home Office: Saratoga, WY
Info Year: 1957
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Pegmatite
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Columbite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4707, 1957, 15 p. , http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4707_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4704_DMEA.pdf
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