Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite, Coffinite, Uranophane, Meta-Autunite, Schroeckingerite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Browns Park Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1954-1963
First production1954
Last production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10400477
Alternate namesPoison Basin District, Juniper Ridge deposit / Red Creek property, Poison Basin (Baggs) Mining DistrictBaggs, School Section, Teton 1, 3, Lucky Strike, Cedar Hills, Poison Basin Claim GroupPoison Basin
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.0482, -107.79246
References
MINOBRAS, 1976, Uranium Guidebook for Wyoming, p. 24-26.Vine, J.D., and Prichard, G.E., 1954, Uranium in the Poison Basin area, Carbon County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 344, 8 p.www.wise-uranium.org/uousawy.htmlStrathmore Minerals Corp., 2011, Strathmore to Sell Juniper Ridge, Wyoming, Uarnium develpment project to Crosshair Exploration, News Release dated Nov. 1, 2010: http://www.strathmoreminerals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=425832&_Title=Strathmore-to-Sell-Juniper-Ridge-Wyoming-Uranium-Development-Project-to-CroCrosshair Exploration Corp, 2012, Projects/USA Division/Juniper Ridge: available at http://www.crosshairexploration.com/s/JuniperRidge.asp.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.Dahlkamp, F.J., 2010, Uranium deposits of the World--USA and Latin America, Ch. 2, Wyoming Basins, p. 149-207: available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/g357j7q110q44r5p/fulltext.htmlGeological Survey of Wyoming, 1970, Mines and Minerals Map of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming, scale 1:500,000.