Irigaray Mine

The Irigaray Mine is a uranium mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Irigaray Mine
Secondary: Christiansen Ranch

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Johnson

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Uranium One
Info Year: 2011

Owner Name: Wyoming Mineral Corp.
Home Office: P.O. Box 1038, Buffalo, Wy 82834

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: stratabound
Operation Type: Well
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (General): Duplicate record 10254157 (MAS 0560190066) was very poorly located. Gave erroneous PLSS as 44N, 81W at 43-46-26, -106-30-45, NAD27.

Comment (Location): NORTH HALF OF TOWNSHIP, mostly secs. 8 and 9.

Comment (Ownership): Former owners include: Wyoming Mineral Corp, a subsidiary of Westinhouse Electric Corp. 1978. Malapai Resources Co, a subsidiary of ARizona Public Service. 1987. Electricite de France (EdF), operated by Total Minerals Corp (TOMIN), 1990. COGEMA Mining Inc acuired EdF and Malapai properties in 1993. Uranium One USA, Inc. purchased COGEMA. 2010. (http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/uranium/licensed-facilities/is-christensen-ranch.pdf)

Comment (Workings): IN-SITU MINE and surface mining in the past.

References

Reference (Deposit): http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/uranium/licensed-facilities/is-christensen-ranch.pdf
Pages: p. 1-4.
URL: http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/uranium/licensed-facilities/is-christensen-ranch.pdf

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.53.
Pages: p. 53.

Reference (Production): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.53.
Pages: p. 53.

Reference (Deposit): WYO. GEO. SURVEY OPEN FILES

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