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Granite Group, Nos. 1-18

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. 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 10095710
MRDS ID M233279
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Group, Nos. 1-18

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.95287, 41.8549 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE NW OF MOUNTAIN CITY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N;046N 053E;0543E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NO SPECIFIC LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Rock unit name Cougar Point Welded Tuff.;Mountain City Stock
    Rock description Cougar Point Welded Tuff.;Mountain City Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Rock unit name Cougar Point Weldedtuff
    Rock description Cougar Point Weldedtuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.95287, 41.8549
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, BEDDED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY AND MINOR AUTUNITE OCCURS IN TERTIARY WELDED TUFF NEAR THE CONTACT WITH THE UNDERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mountain City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SMALL TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SMALL TRENCHES
Deposit ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY AND MINOR AUTUNITE OCCUR IN WELDED TUFF NEAR CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Reporter information

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

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