Mine detail: East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect

Previously called 'Reserve Block Viii, Section 54 and 55'

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Location: Sublette County, Wyoming, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.33492, -110.31278
dep_id: 10080844
mrds_id: W032225
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: BLANKET
conc_proc: Chemical Precipitation
Reporter: Wilson, Anna B., Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.)
hrock_unit: Dinwoody;Phosphoria;Park City
hrock_type: Phosphorite
Structure: Surface Fault Of Unknown Subsurface Extent. 2 Mi Ne Of A Nw Trendi Ng Thrust Fault.
tectonic: Overthrust Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 470 [Probably Richards, R.W., and Mansfield, G.R., 1911, Bull. 470-H, p. 371-483.]
  • Deposit:: Sheldon, R.P., 1963, Physical stratigraphy and mineral resources of Permain rocks in western Wyoming: USGS PP 313-B, p. 199-200.
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