Mineral resources of the Oregon Buttes Wilderness Study Area, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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OSTI ID:5434607

Gibbons, A B; Barton, H N; Kulik, D M ^[1]; Lane, M E ^[2]

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1. US Geological Survey (US)
2. Bureau of Mines (US)

This paper reports on the study area, about 40 miles south of Lander, Wyo., includes about 5,700 acres. It has minor occurrences of placer gold and possible deeply buried coal. Its energy resource potential is moderate for oil and gas, and low for coal, oil shale, geothermal energy, and uranium. Its mineral resource potential is low for placer gold and for all other metals, including uranium.

• OSTI ID: 5434607
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Technical Paper B 1757
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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