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Uranium (commodity) from
Sheep Mountain Mine, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Project
Classification
Commodity:Uranium (commodity)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Uranium (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sheep Mountain Mine, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1280098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1280098:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Uranium (commodity)
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSheep Mountain Operation (Sheep Mountain No. 1), Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘN H, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Uranium (MRDS - 10230248), Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘGolden Goose No. 2, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘContinental (Continental No. 4), Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPaydirt III, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTroy No. 13 Prospect, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPay Dirt No. 4 Prospect, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘSun No. 4 Prospect, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘPaydirt; Paydirt II, Crooks Gap Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
 
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