| Deposit ID | 10045511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233274 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hot Spot No. 1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Eddie No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.9726, 41.83351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | UTM IS APPROXIMATE TO CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 053E | 02 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Result | AVERAGE ALONG 25 FOOT STRIKE LENGTH: 1000-1200 CPS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -115.9726, 41.83351 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mountain City |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233274 |
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURANCES IN NEVADA: N.B.M.G. BULL. 81
COATS, R.R., 1968, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNTAIN CITY QUADRANGLE: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP.
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. PRELIM RECONN. REPT. 3427
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AUTUNITE OCCURS ALONG A FAULT WHICH SEPARATES GRANODIORITE FROM PYROXENE ANDESITE. URANIUM MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH CLAY MINERALS |
| Deposit | FOUR BULLDOZER CUTS WERE THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT IN 1968 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Taylor, J. K. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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