The Willow Creek Mine is an ISR uranium mine located in Johnson and Campbell Counties in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, approximately 105 km north of the City of Casper, Wyoming. The Willow Creek Mine includes the Irigaray ISR central processing plant, the Christensen Ranch satellite ISR facility and associated uranium ore bodies. Mining operations at Willow Creek date back to the late 1970s.

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ⓘ Uranium

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Commodity List

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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