Wasatch Claims

The Wasatch Claims is a uranium mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Wasatch Claims
Secondary: Wasatch Claims Group No. 1
Secondary: Wasatch Claims-Group 2

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater

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

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Ownership

Owner Name: MINERAL RESOURCES CO
Home Office: KELLOGG, IDAHO

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE .012 PERCENT U3O8

Comment (Location): Strongly suspect that the prospect in sec. 25 is actually in the next Township to the west, T91W. This would be contiguous with the main block of Sec. 29-32. But deleted record 10133610 (MAS 0560370512) put it in T90W.

References

Reference (Deposit): USAEC-RRD-1346

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10-00-1961

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FILED INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES

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