East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect

The East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect is a uranium and phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Sublette 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

Name: East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Sublette

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates

Lat, Long: 43.335, -110.31200

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East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect
Secondary: Section 54 and 55
Secondary: Reserve Block Viii


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sublette


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Teton National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Type: L
Description: Surface Fault Of Unknown Subsurface Extent. 2 Mi Ne Of A Nw Trendi Ng Thrust Fault.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Phosphorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (General): Stratigraphic sections described in PP-313B, p. 199-200. [Table 1 on p. 55 gives approx. location by section, township, and range.] 1911 RECON BLACKWELDER, ELIOT-MEASURED SECTION in 1911.

Comment (Location): ALSO SECS. 26 AND 27. Locations in 313B, Table 1 given as secs. 17 and 20. Coordinatates are for a location east of Dell Creek close to the boundary between secs. 17 and 20.

Comment (Geology): SECTION AS FOLLOWS: 123 FEET OF THE DINWOODY FORMATION; 29 FEET OF THE UPPER TONGUE OF SHEDHORN SANDSTONE; 42 FEET OF THE TOSI CHERT MEMBER AND 37.8 FEET OF THE RETORT PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION; 46.8 FEET OF THE FRANSON TONGUE OF THE PARK CITY FORMATION; 73.4 FEET OF THE REX CHERT MEMBER AND 5.6 FEET OF THE MEADE PEAK PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION; AND 110 FEET OF THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE, UPPER BEDS ONLY


References

Reference (Deposit): Sheldon, R.P., 1963, Physical stratigraphy and mineral resources of Permain rocks in western Wyoming: USGS PP 313-B, p. 199-200.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 470 [Probably Richards, R.W., and Mansfield, G.R., 1911, Bull. 470-H, p. 371-483.]


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