Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf is a uranium mine located in Sweetwater county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lone Wolf

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Sweetwater
District: Great Divide Basin

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 2010
Mined: 21.000 mt
Material type: 23 st X .9071847 = 21 mt

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): MS-94 puts Lone Wolf in next township to the NW, approx. in Sec. 34 or 35, or 10 km away.

Comment (Identification): Plots in same area as "Red Basin Project" (10181990). Possibly a duplicate.

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLES .44 PERCENT U3O8

Comment (Location): MF-127 shows a uranium deposit in this vicinity, however the map is unlabeled, so not known if this is the Lone Wolf.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): Osterwald, F.W., and Bean, B.G., 1958, Preliminary tectonic map of Wyoming east of the Overthrust Belt, showing the distribution of uranium deposits,: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-127, scale 1:500,000.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-00-1958

Reference (Deposit): USAEC-DEB MR 9/55

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