Wyoming · Lincoln County
Past Producer

South Ridges Combined

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Gypsum, Illite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Last production1949
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10206113
Alternate namesAbsaroka Ridge, South Mountain Mine, Top of the World Mine, South Ridges, Commissary Ridge, South Ridges #4, South Ridges #2, South Ridges #3, South Ridges #1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.2167, -110.6
References
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