Mine detail: Gas Hills Mines

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Location: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.84717, -107.50068
dep_id: 10080550
mrds_id: W031830
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Carnotite, Coffinite, Liebigite, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite, Uranophane
gangue: Pyrite
conc_proc: Leaching
ore_ctrl: Structure, Permeability, Faults, Carbonaceous Material, Feo2, Caco3
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Wind River (Puddle Springs Arkose Member)
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Normal Faulting
disc_yr: 1953
discr: Neil Mcneice
References:
  • Deposit:: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12-31-80.
  • Deposit:: GSW BULL. 50, P. 201, 207-208
  • Deposit:: GSW REPRINT 35, P. 309
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