| Deposit ID | 10025163 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000838 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harper Creek Uranium Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Yellow Buck Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.78761, 36.0062 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5.8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINVILLE ON HARPER CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Avery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grandfather Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Avery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| (1) | -81.78761, 36.0062 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Hondo Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000838 |
REED, J.C., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE LINVILLE FALLS QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1161-B, P. B1-B53
BUTLER, A.P., AND STANSFIELD, R.G., 1968, URANIUM, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 443-449
1954 RECON U.S.A.E.C.
OTHER E.J. LONGYEAR CO.
1964 GEOMAP REED, J.C.
1968 COMPILE BUTLER, A.P. & STANSFIELD, R.G.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN VEINS UP TO 0.25 INCH WIDE. ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVE ZONE 2 MILES LONG 1200 FT WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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