Wyoming · Lincoln County
Prospect

Salt River Range Combined

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumWaterFree
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
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 statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10254118
Alternate namesStrawberry Creek - Willow Creek, Swift Creek - Cottonwood Creek, Southern Salt River RangeSalt River Range, Salt River Range #1 -#4
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.71663, -110.81749
References
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