| Deposit ID | 10023861 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I005021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fission |
| Alternate or previous names | Richardson |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.19274, 45.05555 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Ontario |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| (1) | -78.19274, 45.05555 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fission Ml |
| First year | 1955 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I005021 |
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 P
MR198.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO TYPES OF VEINS: 1) PYROXENE FLUORITE VEINS WITH URANINITE AND URANOTHORITE; 2) CALCITE-FLUORITE-APATITE VEINS WITH URANINITE THAT ARE 3-5 FT WIDE AND AVERAGE 25% FLUORITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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