Sheep Mountain Operation

The Sheep Mountain Operation is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sheep Mountain Operation
Secondary: Sheep Mountain No. 1
Secondary: Sheep Mountain Mine
Secondary: Sheep Mountain Operations
Secondary: Crooks Gap Mine
Secondary: Sheep Mtn. No. 1
Secondary: Reserve Mine
Secondary: Golden Goose
Secondary: Hazel Claim, Beatrice Claims
Secondary: Pay Dirt Pit
Secondary: Sheep Mtn. No. 2
Secondary: Seismic Mine
Secondary: Golden Goose 1 and Golden Goose II
Secondary: Congo, Shinkolobwe, Section 16 Mine
Secondary: Snowball Mine
Secondary: Sundog Mine
Secondary: Helen May Mine
Secondary: Utah Mine
Secondary: Sno-ball
Secondary: Snoball
Secondary: Congo Pit area
Secondary: North Gap Pit Extension
Secondary: South Pit Extension
Secondary: Sheep Mountain I & II Mine area
Secondary: Sun-Mc area
Secondary: unpatented claims: Christie 4-E, Cindy 1D, Golden Goose 1D - 4D, Highland 4D - 7D, Jamie 1 - 23
Secondary: unpatented claims: Frankie 1, JK-1 - JK-18, Key 1D - 4D, 5C, 6D - 8D, Last Chance 1D, Louise A-D
Secondary: unpatented claims: Mike A, NH 1-D to 4-D, New Sheep 1, Pay Dirt 6, 7, 12D, 13C, Poorboy #1D
Secondary: unpatented claims: SM-1 to SM-28, Snowball 1-4, 6-8, Sun 3C, 4C, 5-D, Sundog No. 3, 16B,
Secondary: unpatented claims: Sundog 2D, 17C-19C, 20D, 21C, 22C; Susan James 4D, Trey 1 and 2, Trey Jr. 1D
Secondary: unpatented claims: ZEB 1C-4C, 5D, 6D
Secondary: Sheep Mountain Project
Secondary: Shootaring Canyon Mill

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Crooks Gap District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Titan Uranium Co.
Info Year: 2011

Owner Name: Uranium One Inc.
Percent: 50.00
Info Year: 2009

Owner Name: Uranium Power Corp.
Info Year: 2008

Owner Name: Western Nuclear, Inc.
Home Office: Po Box 630, Jeffery City, Wy 82310 (Company ID 4800969)
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: U.S. Energy Corp.
Info Year: 2007

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Type: R
Description: Synclinal Troughs

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

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE GRADE IS 0.18 TO 0.23% U3O8

Comment (Workings): OPERATE UNDERGROUND URANIUM MINE, MILL AND OPEN PIT FACILITIES. 2 SHAFTS.

Comment (Location): Excellent location map with claims names given in the 3/3/11 NI-43-101 Technical Report.

References

Reference (Deposit): Titan Uranium Co, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 4/16/10, dated 4/8/10.

Reference (Deposit): Titan Uranium Co, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 3/3/11, dated 1/31/11.

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.52

Reference (Deposit): URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING, 1976, MINOBRAS, P.29-31

Reference (Deposit): Uranium Power Corp, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 10/12/06, dated 10/10/06.

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