Sheep Mountain Operation

Fremont County, Wyoming, United States

Uranium

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Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Commodity typeE

Deposit

Deposit sizeL

WorkingsSurface/Underground

Ore controlMargins Of Altered Sandstone

Materials

GangueCalcite, Pyrite

Geology

Host rockSandstone · Battle Springs

StructureSynclinal Troughs

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Identification

Deposit ID10107391

MRDS IDW032850

Alternate namesunpatented claims: SM-1 to SM-28, Snowball 1-4, 6-8, Sun 3C, 4C, 5-D, Sundog No. 3, 16B,, unpatented claims: Mike A, NH 1-D to 4-D, New Sheep 1, Pay Dirt 6, 7, 12D, 13C, Poorboy #1D, unpatented claims: Frankie 1, JK-1 - JK-18, Key 1D - 4D, 5C, 6D - 8D, Last Chance 1D, Louise A-D, unpatented claims: Christie 4-E, Cindy 1D, Golden Goose 1D - 4D, Highland 4D - 7D, Jamie 1 - 23, unpatented claims: ZEB 1C-4C, 5D, 6D, Sun-Mc area, Sheep Mountain I & II Mine area, South Pit Extension, North Gap Pit Extension, Congo Pit area, Shootaring Canyon Mill, Sheep Mountain Project, unpatented claims: Sundog 2D, 17C-19C, 20D, 21C, 22C; Susan James 4D, Trey 1 and 2, Trey Jr. 1D, Snoball, Sno-ball, Utah Mine, Helen May Mine, Sundog Mine, Snowball Mine, Congo, Shinkolobwe, Section 16 Mine, Golden Goose 1 and Golden Goose II, Seismic Mine, Sheep Mtn. No. 2, Pay Dirt Pit, Hazel Claim, Beatrice Claims, Golden Goose (10400452), Reserve Mine, Sheep Mtn. No. 1, Crooks Gap Mine, Sheep Mountain Operations, Sheep Mountain Mine, Sheep Mountain No. 1

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates42.38028, -107.82306

References

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES OF WYOMING, 1980, P.52URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR WYOMING, 1976, MINOBRAS, P.29-31Titan Uranium Co, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 3/3/11, dated 1/31/11.Titan Uranium Co, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 4/16/10, dated 4/8/10.Uranium Power Corp, NI 43-101 filed with www.sedar.com 10/12/06, dated 10/10/06.Dahlkamp, F.J., Uranium deposits of the worldâUSA and Latin America, Wyoming Basins: SpringerLink, p. 149-207, available for download at http://www.springerlink.com/content/x74946/?MUD=MP. [Note that the bibliography, p. 381-414 is not available online, and since this is an online only publication, it is therefore not available at all].