Reno Creek Project

The Reno Creek Project is a uranium mine located in Campbell county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Reno Creek Project
Secondary: Reno Creek Property (private, federal), Southwest Reno Creek

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Campbell
District: Turnercrest-Ross 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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Uranerz Energy Corp.
Info Year: 2011

Owner Name: Rocky Mountain Energy Co., Po Box A, Wright, Wy 82732

Owner Name: Mono Power Co.
Info Year: 2011

Owner Name: Halliburton Co.
Info Year: 2011

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: roll-front sandstone uranium
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: In Situ Leach
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated

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: Eocene

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Tyuyamunite

Comments

Comment (Location): Deleted MAS record gave PLSS as 42N, R72W, Sec. 26. Probably a very large area, so this difference isn't as bad as it appears.

Comment (Workings): OPERATE URANIUM SOLUTION PILOT PLANT

Comment (Location): Deleted MAS record gave lat/long as 43.57885, -105.47122 (WGS84). Point of Ref: ore body. Accuracy as 1000 m.

Comment (Deposit): Graves, D.H., 2010, Technical Report, Reno Creek Property, Campbell County, Wyoming, USA (dated Oct. 13, 2010): http://sedar.com, Uranerz Energy Corporation, Technical report (NI 43-101) - English, filed Oct. 14, 2010, 52 p.

Comment (Identification): Very likely this is the same property considered as the Reno Creek ISL Project. The private mineral leases are held by Uranerz Energy Corp, Federal Claims by Energy Fuels Nuclear, and the southwest claims by Bayswater Uranium Corp. Property is being reconsidered as an ISL operation.

Comment (General): MSHA database indicates Reno Creek Project was abandoned as of 1982. The controllers at that time were Rocky Mtn. Energy, Mono Power, and Halliburton.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Resources are provided for each of the 3 properties in the 2 main 43-101 reports cited. Demonstrated (Measured+ Indicated) for Reno Creek (private): Cutoff 0.2%: 3,831,477 tons at 0.056% = 4,292,948 pounds eU3O8 Reno Creek (Federal and SW): 8,268,872 tons @ 0.066% = 10,959,994 pounds eU3O8.

Comment (Location): 3 properties form a contiguous block in all or at least 1/4 of the following sections: T43N, R73W, secs. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35. T43N, R74W, sec. 36 T42N, R73W, sec. 6 T42N, R74W, secs. 1, 12.

References

Reference (Deposit): [Note the NI-43-101 reports in the associated files. As this record is improved upon, add those reports to this bibliography]

Reference (Deposit): MSHA M/NM MINE FILE 1-17-80

Reference (General): http://www.wise-energy.org/uousawy.html
URL: http://www.wise-energy.org/uousawy.html

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980. P.51

Reference (Production): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.51

Reference (General): United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Data Retrieval System, 2011, http://www.msha.gov/drs/ASP/BasicMineInfonew.asp
URL: http://www.msha.gov/drs/ASP/BasicMineInfonew.asp

Reference (Deposit): Graves, D.H., and Yovich, M.J., 2009, Preliminary Feasibility Study, Reno Creek Uranium In Situ Recovery Project, Northeast Wyoming, USA, NCA Nuclear, Inc. (dated 09/28/2009): www.sedar.com, Bayswater Uranium Corp, NI 43-101 Technical Report, filed 10/14/2009, 187 p. (for Reno Creek AND SW Reno Creek)
Pages: 187 p.

Reference (Deposit): Graves, D.H., 2010, Technical Report, Reno Creek Property Campbell County, Wyoming, U.S.A., dated 10/13/2010: www.sedar.com, Uranerz Energy Corp, NI 43-101 Technical Report, filed 10/14/2010, 52 p.
Pages: 52 p.

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