Sun #3 P Sundog #2

The Sun #3 P Sundog #2 is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 7,051 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sun #3 P Sundog #2  

State:  Wyoming

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 42.3689, -107.83000

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Sun #3 P Sundog #2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sun #3 P Sundog #2
Secondary: Sundog Mine
Secondary: Sundog Prospects
Secondary: Crooks Gap - Green Mountain uranium area
Secondary: Sheep Mountain Operations


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Crooks Gap - Green Mountain uranium area


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


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

Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Coffinite
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Metatyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Geology): URAN MINERALS ASSOC WITH CARB DEBRIS IN ARKOSIC 55 AND CONGL


References

Reference (Deposit): HEALD ENTERPRISES ALBERQUERQUE NM

Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium guidebook for Wyoming, 63 p. and appendix.
Pages: p. 29-31.

Reference (Deposit): STEPHENS, 1964, Geology and uranium deposits at Crooks Gap, Fremont County, Wyoming: USGS Bull. 1147-F, 82 p.
Pages: p. 46, pl. 1 (1:48,000)


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