Spook Claims 1-12

The Spook Claims 1-12 is a uranium mine located in Converse county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Spook Claims 1-12
Secondary: Spook - Skul Claims
Secondary: Spook-Skul Claims
Secondary: Skul Claims 1-5
Secondary: Spook Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Converse

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Douglas Corp. (Sam Day, President)
Info Year: 1957

Owner Name: Western Nuclear
Home Office: WYOMING

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): ALSO SKUL CLAIMS 1-5. SEVERAL PITS DUG

Comment (Location): Spook Mine is in S2 of NW4 Sec. 27, the claims immediately south are the Skul 1-4. South of those, in the S2 of SW4 Sec. 27 are Spook #8-11. West of those, in E2 of SE4, Sec. 28, are Spook #3-7. Spook #1-2 are in SE of NE of Sec. 28. .

References

Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4820, 1957, large file, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4820_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4820_DMEA.pdf

Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1976, URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING
Pages: p. 13-14, #3.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-09-1959

Reference (Deposit): DMEA REPORTS

Reference (Deposit): WYO G.S. FOR MAS

Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS 9-79

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