Uranium anomalies in Wyoming and parts of adjacent states. National Uranium Resource Evaluation
Uranium anomalies in Wyoming and parts of adjacent states were identified by screening and evaluating data from geologic, geochemical, and aerial radiometric surveys of 23 1/sup 0/ x 2/sup 0/ NTMS quadrangles. The data were collected for the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program of the US Department of Energy (DOE), conducted by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC) and several DOE and BFEC subcontractors. The principal data are from the Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) and Aerial Radiometric Reconnaissance (ARR) surveys for quadrangles and for smaller areas (detailed surveys); to a lesser extent, data from individual quadrangle geologic evaluations (folios) for uranium favorability were used. Multivariate statistical techniques were performed on the computer-stored HSSR data. Machine-generated maps and tables from statistical treatments of the HSSR and ARR data were the basis for screening for uranium anomalies. The maps were hand-contoured, and uranium anomalies were chosen according to variable threshold values of data for each quadrangle. Areas designated as anomalous were evaluated by comparison to other NURE data, mainly the folios. The final anomalous areas were arranged in order of priority (or ranked) for each quadrangle according to the nature, magnitude, and amount of evidence corroborating the anomalous uranium concentrations. The anomalous areas for uranium identified in this project were not verified by field investigations.
- Research Organization:
- Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA). Grand Junction Operations
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC13-76GJ01664
- OSTI ID:
- 6537554
- Report Number(s):
- GJBX-3(83); ON: DE83005353
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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