Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSandstone Roll Front
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSTACKED FRONTS
Ore controlGeochemical Front That Precipited The Minerals Along A Facies Change From Coarse To Fine Clastic Sediments.
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Coffinite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Wasatch Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1977
Identification
Deposit ID10080650
MRDS IDW031985
Alternate namesBear Creek Project, Bear Creek ISL
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.28134, -105.61452
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING, WYOMING MINES AND MINERALS MAP, 1979.WYOMING GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK 1976, P. 231-234.ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM, AND THE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR POWER, 1980-2030, ROSKILL INFO. SERV. LONDON, ENGLAND, PUBLISHER.www.wise-uranium.org/uousawy.html (gives owner as CAMECO, but this property is not specifically mentioned on www.cameco.com)