Chimney Rock

The Chimney Rock is a uranium mine located in Carbon 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: Chimney Rock  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Carbon

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 42.1, -106.58139

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Chimney Rock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chimney Rock


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Carbon


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Metatyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Identification): Unable to determine if the two Chimney Rock records (this one, and see also 10132871) are the same. The cite different sources both of which explicitly state different section, township, range.


References

Reference (Reference): Gurner, J.W., Smith, D.K., Jr., and Knox, J.A., 1956, Annual Report for April 1, 1955 to March 31, 1956. Part II: United States Atomic Energy Commission RME-3137, part 2, 24 p.
Pages: p. 6.

Reference (Deposit): Gurner, J.W., and Smith, D.K., Jr., 1955, PROGRESS REPORT NO. 10 FOR PERIOD APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 1, 1955: United States Atomic Energy Commission RME-3125, 19 p.
Pages: p. 12.


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