Race Track Mine

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045593
MRDS ID M233365
Record type Site
Current site name Race Track Mine
Alternate or previous names Lucky Lager Claim, Speedway Claim., Lucky Lager and Speedway Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.95065, 41.83323 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 1/2 MILE SE OF MTN. 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 045N 053E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM IS APPROX. TO CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result ONE ORE SAMPLE 0.755 PER CENT U3O8

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Rock unit name Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Mountain City Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.95065, 41.83323

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS ALONG A SHEAR ZONE SEPARATING TERTIARY VOLCANICS ROCKS FROM CRETACEOUS QUARTZ MONZONITE. THE RADIOACTIVITY WAS DISCERNABLE FOR MORE THAN 200 FEET ALONG A 15-FOOT WIDE ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1958
Year of first production 1958

Mining district

District name Mountain City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • A 100-TON TRIAL SHIPMENT OF ORE IN 1958 PRODUCED 10,000 LB. U3O8 ONE ORE SAMPLE RAN 0.755% U3O8

Comments on development

  • 100-TON TRIAL SHIPMENT IN 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE
Deposit BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY-120 CPS; HIGH-1200 TO 1500 CPS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Nevada resources

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