East Gas Hills Mill (Facility)

The East Gas Hills Mill (Facility) is a uranium mine located in Natrona county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,939 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: East Gas Hills Mill (Facility)  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Natrona

Elevation: 6,939 Feet (2,115 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 42.8458, -107.49030

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East Gas Hills Mill (Facility) MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: East Gas Hills Mill (Facility)
Secondary: Union Carbide Corp. Mill (Facility)
Secondary: Gas Hills Operation


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Natrona


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Company ID: 4800479
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: James Massey, General Superintendent
Home Office: Wyoming
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


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 (Location): Deleted duplicate record 10230715 (=MAS 0560130804) gave location as Fremont County, using point of reference as the plant at 42-50-49 107-50-16 NAD27, or 42.84684, -107.83849 WGS84 with accuracy of 10 km.

Comment (General): PO BOX 5100 RIVERTON WYO 82501 457-2311. [from deleted record MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107]

Comment (General): MILL MAY CLOSE IN 1986. [from deleted record MAS 0560250274 = newMRDS 10279107]

Comment (General): USBM PROD TABS (WASH) OWN/OP: UNION CARBIDE CO

Comment (General): EMJ DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975 CONCENTRATOR FEED CAP: 100

Comment (General): EMPL: 51 "WYOMING URANIUM MINERS SE

Comment (General): ON HIGHER PRODUCTION" EMJ DEC 75 PAGES: 61-85 (GOOD)


References

Reference (Location): MINOBRAS, 1986, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.
Pages: p. 31-33.

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

Reference (Deposit): WYO GEOL SURVEY OPEN FILES.

Reference (Deposit): EMJ DIRECTORY OF MINING 1975


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