Virginia 26

The Virginia 26 is a uranium mine located in Crook county, Wyoming.

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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

Name: Virginia 26  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Crook

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 44.88389, -104.57222

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Virginia 26 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Virginia 26
Secondary: Virgina 16


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Crook
District: Northern Black Hills Elkhorn Creek uranium mining 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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Surface
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: INTERBEDDED SS AND MUDSTONE

Comment (Deposit): UP TO .16% U OXIDE

Comment (Identification): Revised probably typo in name from Virgina 26 to Virginia 16, and assigned district based on MS-94.


References

Reference (Identification): Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series MS-94, scale 1:500,000.

Reference (Deposit): USAEC-DAO-P-2910

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-15-1961


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