Rim

The Rim is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 6,759 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rim
Secondary: Rim Group
Secondary: Rim Claims Nos. 1-9, 16-23, 26-30, 44-57.
Secondary: Rim #4
Secondary: Rim #40, #55, #59

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
District: Gas Hills

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Western Uranium Corp.
Home Office: SD
Info Year: 1957

Owner Name: Uranium Research and Development Co.
Home Office: 209 Denham Building, Denver, CO
Info Year: 1957

Owner Name: Rocket Mining Co.
Home Office: UT

Owner Name: Rim Group Mining Co.
Home Office: Lander, WY
Info Year: 1956
Years: 1956 -

Owner Name: Riverton Uranium Corp.
Home Office: NV
Info Year: 1957

Owner Name: Mountain Mesa Uranium Corp.
Home Office: WY
Info Year: 1957

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Ownership): "WEST U CORP.,J.E. ERICKSON OR UTAH CONSTR FOMAS" Copied from References field, but probably moot. Much more detailed info is available in the DMEA Docket.

Comment (Location): Centroid of group closer to 42.839, -107.526. (Good maps are at end of first section in the Docket, around p. 375-393.)

References

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM FIELD INV. AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES

Reference (Deposit): AEC RESERVE ESTIMATE, 1973

Reference (Deposit): WYO GS FOR MAS

Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 4644, 1956, http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4644_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/4644_DMEA.pdf

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