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Localities U-14a, 14b, 15 and 16.

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046640
MRDS ID M241832
Record type Site
Current site name Localities U-14a, 14b, 15 and 16.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.2887, 38.06883 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3.0 - 3.3 AIRMILES DUE WEST FROM CENTER OF TONOPAH, 100 M To Locality U-14-A

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 042E 32 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1.5 MILES S30W FROM LAMBERTUCCI AIRSTRIP; ALL SITES RESIDING IN SECTION 32, NORTH OF SLIME WASH DRAINAGE. U-14A, U-14B, U-15 AER WITHIN THE NE/4, SW/4 SECTION 32, WHEREAS U-16 SITE IS WITHIN SE/4, NW/4 SECTION 32. THE CENTER OF THE SITE CLUSTER IS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WSW OF TABLE MOUNTAIN (SOUTHCENTRAL PART OF SECTION 33, T.3N., R.42E.). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.03 - 0.045 MR/HR
Result HIGH = 0.075-0.30 MR/HR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Siebert Tuff
    Rock description Siebert Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Siebert Tuff
    Rock description Siebert Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.2887, 38.06883
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOME AREAS OF CONGLOMERATE EXPOSURE HAVE A HIGH BACKGROUND RADIATION OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF SURFACE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tonopah District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P.51

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN TUFFACEOUS SHALES, SANDSTONES AND CONGLOMERATES. SOME AREAS OF HIGHER RADIOACTIVITY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IRON-STAINED FAULT ZONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-82 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-OCT-90 Jones, David A. (Usgs-Mio) U.S. Geological Survey

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