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Hot Ash Group Nos. 1-9

Occurrence in Elko 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092655
MRDS ID M233275
Record type Site
Current site name Hot Ash Group Nos. 1-9

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.87482, 41.83629 (WGS84)
Elevation 1905
Relative position 4 1/2 MILES DUE EAST OF MTN. CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Merritt Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 054E 27,34 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM IS APPROX TO CENTER OF CLAIN BLOCK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) Felsic phaneritic intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, STRATABOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Monzonite/Volcanic Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINOR ACTUNITE OCCURS ALONG THE CONTAC OF VOLCANIC RX WITH UNDERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH R.M (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, LARRY J., 1973, RADIO ACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG. BULL 81.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR AUTUNITE OCCURS ALONG CONTACT OF VOLCANIC ROCKS WITH UNERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE.
Deposit DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SMALL TRENCHES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Taylor, J. K. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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