| Deposit ID | 10045033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232685 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320130444 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Virgin Valley Ranch Uranium Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Virgin Valley Ranch Deposit, Virgin Valley Uranium Claims, Uranium Prospects |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.10713, 41.7882 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 41 MILES WEST OF DENIO, NEVADA. Near Virgin Valley Ranch (on topo) on west side of the valley in Secs. 13, 24, 25,26, 34, 35. Prospects cover a large area, coordinates are for the Virgin Valley Ranch as labeled on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgin Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vya(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Thousand-Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Black Rock Desert(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 045N | 025E | 24,25,26,34,35 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Gemstone | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Weeksite | Ore |
| Result | URANIUM CONTENT OF OPAL RANGES FROM 0.002 % TO 0.14 % |
|---|
| Model code | 155 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25f |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic U |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Ore Body (1) | -119.10713, 41.7882 |
|---|
| General form | TUFF AND ASH BEDS, DISCONTINUOUS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 365.76M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | Jack And Toni Crane |
| District name | Virgin Valley District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 96.01M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232685 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320130444 | = 10270953, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320130390 | = 10125507, merged and deleted. |
STAATZ, M. H., AND BAUER, H. L., 1951.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1002, 1978, P. 132-138.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 19 CLAIMS LOCATED BY JACK AND TONI CRANE IN 1950. BEFORE THE DISCOVERY OF URANIUM MINERALS IN 1950, ABOUT 20 SMALL PITS HAD BEEN DUG FOR PRECIOUS OPAL. CRANE DISCOVERED URANIUM MINERALS IN 1950. DEVELOPMENT SINCE THEN CONSISTS OF A 315-FT. DOZER TRENCH AND 12 SMALL PITS ON THE E. SIDE OF THE VALLEY, AND 3 SMALL PITS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| General | From deleted record 10125507 (MAS 0320130390) [note that lines appear to be prematurely terminated so information is missing]: USBM WFOC CHARLES SHELDON GAME RANGE OPEN-FILE WILDERNESS RP GEOLOGY: LARGE AREA REPORTED TO AVERAGE .02 PERCENT U203 IN TUFF ASH IN VIRGIN VALLEY FORMATION. HIGHER GRADE MATERIAL A WITH OPALITE. MINERAL IS CARNOTITE AS COATING ALONG THIN FRA AMONG OTHERS THIS SE-N-NE CRESENT SHAPE DEPOSIT INCLUDES T NEV.URAN. GRP., LEONARD CRK., & VIRGIN VALLEY URANIUM CLAIMS TIONS ARE- SEC.21-22,27-28,33-34,T46S,R28E/ SEC.36 T42N R28E T41N R28E/ SEC.31,36,25 T45N R25E, SEC.2,3 T44N R26E & SEC 1 T45N R25E RESPECTIVELY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-87 | La Pointe, D.D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 07-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate records. separated uranium prospects from formerly productive opalite mines. |
| Reporter | 03-JUN-92 | Turchek | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0320130444 = 10270953 |
| Reporter | 23-NOV-83 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0320130390 = 10125507 |
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