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Black Keettle Prospect

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095701
MRDS ID M232835
Record type Site
Current site name Black Keettle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.11675, 40.62685 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES SOUTH OF CARLIN, NEV.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carlin East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 032N 052E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.11675, 40.62685
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Comments on the geologic information

  • RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN A SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SILTSTONE(GARSITE, P.45)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Carlin

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED FOR URANIUM IN 1956, WITH NO PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, L.J.(1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, REPORT

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J.(1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL.81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 50 FT. SHAFT YIELD SAMPLES CONTAINING UP TO .04% U308. THE CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED IN 1956 BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED. GAMSITE GIVES LOCATION IN W 1/2 OF SEC 34 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY IS REGISTERED IN A SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SILTSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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