| Deposit ID | 10045595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233368 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tag, Pam, Pat, and Sam Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Strike No. O, Anomaly No.2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.91121, 41.82296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | UNSURVEYED AREA. UTM APPROX TO CTR. OF CLAIMS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Owyhee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 054E | 05 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Gangue |
| Result | UP TO .25 PER CENT C1308 |
|---|
| Model code | 155 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25f |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic U |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch;Mountain City Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch;Mountain City Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch |
| Rock description | Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -115.91121, 41.82296 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| District name | Mountain City |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233368 |
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; N.B.M.G. BULL 81.
COATS, R.R., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE JARBIDGE QUADRANGLE, NEVADA-IDAHO: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1141-M, P.M1-M24
PETERSON, A.M., 1956, AIRBORNE RADIOMETRIC SURVEY OF ELKO COUNTY NEVADA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. OPEN-FILE REPT. SLAO-TM-7, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO.
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. 3432.
COATS, R.R., 1968, PRELIMNARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNTAIN CITY QUADRANGLE U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RHYOLITIC AIRE-FALL TUFF & BENTONITE LAYER WITH UP TO U.25% & U308 AT CONTACT ZONE, IN FORM OF AUTUNITE |
| Deposit | DEVELOPEMENT AS OF 1973 CONSISTED OF TWO BULLDOZER CUTS AND A 30 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT FILLED WITH WATER TO WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE SURFACE BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY=.03 MR/HR; HIGH=1.5 MR/HR. TRENCHES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF ROAD N. OF QUARTZITE HILL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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