Wyoming · Sweetwater County
Past Producer

Sweetwater Mill and Mine

Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeE
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsUranophane
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Wasatch Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106208
MRDS IDW031620
Alternate namesRio Tinto Sweetwater Mill, Kennecott Sweetwater Mill, Sweetwater Uranium Project
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.05722, -107.90194
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING, 1966, BULL. 50, P. 218. [Information is not specific to this deposit]GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING, WYOMING MINES AND MINERALS MAP, 1979.ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.WYO GEOL SURVEY OPEN FILES [from deleted record 0560370523 = 10254660]Gregory, R.W., Jones, R.W., and Cottingham, K.D., 2010, Uranium map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 94, scale 1:500,000.http://www.wma-minelife.com/uranium/swtwtr.htmlDahlkamp, F.J., 2010, Uranium deposits of the World--USA and Latin America, Ch. 2, Wyoming Basins, p. 149-207.www.fmshrc.gov/decisions/commission/86040477.pdf MINERALS EXPLORATION V. MSHA April 1, 1986 MINERALS EXPLORATION COMPANY v. Docket No. WEST 81-189-RM, SECRETARY OF LABOR, MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)http://www.ur-energy.com/company-projects-adjacent-to-l/ [accessed 06-JAN-2011]U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2012, Sweetwater Site: available at http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/uranium/licensed-facilities/sweetwater.html.http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/materials/uranium/licensed-facilities/is-sweetwater.pdf [accessed 09-jan-2012]Kyle, J.K., and Maxwell, D.K., 2008, NI-43-101 preliminary assessment for the Lost Creek Project, Sweetwater County, Wyoming: prepared for Ur-Energy USA. [NI-43-101 Technical Report available for download from www.sedar.com, Ur-Energy, file dated April 7, 2008.]