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Major industrial water uses in the Above Pathfinder subbasin include mining and mine reclamation, oil exploration, road and bridge construction and maintenance, and miscellaneous industrial use. Permitted industrial water use in the Above Pathfinder subbasin is the second highest of the seven Platte River Basin subbasins. Permitted combined industrial surface and groundwater use in this subbasin comprises approximately 34.6 percent of permitted Platte River Basin industrial water use. Groundwater and surface water use comprise about 90 percent and 10 percent of industrial water use in the Above Pathfinder subbasin, respectively. To view a map of the industrial groundwater use in the Above Pathfinder subbasin click here.
The mining and mine reclamation sector is the largest permitted industrial water user in the subbasin followed, by the oil exploration, refining and reclamation industry. The following tables summarize the largest mining and mine reclamation industry’s groundwater and surface water information for the Above Pathfinder subbasin. To view all industrial groundwater users, click here.
Summary - Wyoming State Engineer's Office data for industrial use of groundwater for mining and mine reclamation in the Above Pathfinder subbasin
User |
SEO certificate, permit number(s) |
SEO permitted yield (gallons per minute) |
Total permitted yield (gallons per minute) |
Pathfinder Mines Corporation (COGEMA)
(previously Gale E. and Evelyn N. Smith) |
CU2/432A (P5459W) |
750 |
5,314 |
P21801W |
600 |
P220W |
550 |
P297W |
554 |
P256W |
550 |
P219W |
510 |
P257W |
480 |
P41594W |
250 |
P218W |
220 |
P102317W |
150 |
P86834W |
90 |
P872W |
60 |
P296W |
550 |
Kenncott Uranium Company *Green Mountain Mining Venture *appropriated by John M. Patik (Jackpot Mines) Mine In Stand-By (previously U.S. Energy Corporation) |
P15495W |
1,000 |
4,150 |
P15496W |
1,000 |
P15505W |
1,000 |
P15506W |
1,000 |
P88527W |
90 |
P75407W |
60 |
Arch of Wyoming (Arch Mineral Corporation)Arch of Wyoming (previously Medicine Bow Coal Company) |
P69193W |
650 |
4,125 |
P76399W |
650 |
P69192W |
650 |
P70205W |
500 |
P71044W |
500 |
P71045W |
500 |
P28284W |
150 |
P52025W |
150 |
P52029W |
150 |
P92272W |
75 |
P29373W |
150 |
Western Nuclear
(was Lost Creek Oil and Uranium)
|
P692G |
1,100 |
2,625 |
P686G |
1,100 |
P66874W |
225 |
P542G |
200 |
Power Resources, Incorporated (previously Kerr McGee Nuclear Corporation which became Rio Algom which was purchased by Power Resources) |
CU2/122A (P11420W) |
1,000 |
1,100 |
P108233W |
100 |
U.S. Energy Corporation (previously Sheep Mountain Partners) |
P100619W |
300 |
660 |
P100620W |
300 |
P100621W |
60 |
Cyprus Coal Company |
P109713W |
50 |
50 |
Energy Development Company |
P13110W |
50 |
50 |
Summary - Wyoming State Engineer's Office data for industrial use of surface water for mining and mine reclamation in the Above Pathfinder subbasin
User |
SEO certificate, permit number(s) |
SEO permitted yield (cubic feet per second) |
Power Resources, Incorporated (previously Kerr McGee Nuclear Corporation which became Rio Algom which was purchased by Power Resources) |
P23818D |
0.44 |
Arch of Wyoming (previously Atlantic Richfield Company) |
P20128D |
0.01 |
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