| Deposit ID | 10125454 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320230135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow Uranium Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Rainbow Nos. 1-7, Henenbergh Prospect, Henenbergh Tunnel, Ge Claim Group 1977 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.07872, 38.71183 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Round Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Big Smoky Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 010 N | 044 E | 28 | SWNENW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.07872, 38.71183 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320230135 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY MAP, GQ-40, 1954, 1/125,000.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES EXAMINATION REPORT, RAINBOW URANIUM
PROSPECT, R. R. TRENGOVE AND F. J. WEIBELT, 1953, 3 P.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT OF FIELD EXAMINATION
NO. 12, HENEBERGH TUNNEL, R. U. KING, AND W. A. ROBERTS,
1949, 6 P.
U.S. GEOLOIGCAL SURVEY TRACE ELEMENTS INVESTIGATIONS REPORT
169, T. G. LOVERING, 1953, P. 39-42.
U.S. AEC RME-2013, SUMMARY REPORT OF RECONNAISSANCE AND
EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN NEVADA,
H. C. DAVIS, 1954, P. 11.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 81, L. J. GARSIDE,
1973, P. 88-89.
GIBBS, A. D., 1976, URANIUM GEOLOGY OF THE GRANITIC ROCKS
EAST OF ROUND MOUNTAIN, NV, SAN DIEGO, CA MASTERS THESIS,
P. 34-37.
HURLEY, B.W., AND PARKER, D.P., 1982, NATIONAL URANIUM
RESOURCE EVALUATION TONOPAH QUADRANGLE, NV, P. 16-19
AND 29.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 99B, 1984, P. 22
AND 179.
(LOCATION ONLY).
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 1988, HENEBERGH TUNNEL, 6 P.
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-14,
MAP LOCATION (INCORRECT).
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO FIELD CHECKED IN 1993. JOHN AND PERRY HENEBERGH OF ROUND MOUNTAIN, NV LOCATED THE RAINBOW NOS. 1-7 CLAIMS IN 1928. THESE CLAIMS, OR RATHER THE MAIN ADIT, ARE BEST KNOWN AS THE "HENEBERG TUNNEL". ORIGINALLY LOCATED FOR GOLD, URANIUM (AUTINITE) WAS IDENTIFIED IN 1930. THE "TUNNEL" IS 411 FEET LONG, HAS 7 CROSSCUTS, A 202 FT DEEP WINZE AND A RAISE TO THE SURFACE. OWNERSHIP PASSED TO CARL FORD, ROUND MOUNTAIN, BETWEEN 1966 AND 1974. THE PERPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE LOW RISK CLAIM GROUP, ACCORDING TO NV BLM 1993 MASTER TITLE PLATS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-DEC-1994 | Schmauch, Steven W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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