Tag, Pam, Pat, and Sam Claims

Occurrence 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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045595
MRDS ID M233368
Record type Site
Current site name Tag, Pam, Pat, and Sam Claims
Alternate or previous names Lucky Strike No. O, Anomaly No.2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.91121, 41.82296 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position UNSURVEYED AREA. UTM APPROX TO CTR. OF CLAIMS

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 054E 05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • TURN EAST ON GRADED ROAD 1.25 MILES S. OF MOUNTAIN CITY, GO 2.5 MILES TO PROSPECT. TRENCHES ARE ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD JUST NORTH OF QUARTZITE HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result UP TO .25 PER CENT C1308

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff
    Rock unit name Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch;Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch;Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch
    Rock description Pyroxene Andesite Of Russell Gulch
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.91121, 41.82296

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.61M
    Length 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bentonitic Layer With Thin Charcoal Layer Below.

Comments on the geologic information

  • RADIOACTIVITY IS PRESENT ALONG 400 FEET OF A EXPOSED CONTACT BETWEEN CRETACEOUS QUARTZ MONZONITE AND THE BASAL ZONE OF A RHYOLITIC AIR-FALL TUFF BELOW A BLACK, VITROPHYRIC, ANDESITIC WELDED TUFF CALLED THE PYROXENE ANDESITE OF RUSSELL GULCH. AUTONITE IS CONCENTRATED IN A 2-3 INCH THICK BENTONITIC ZONE JUST ABOVE A THIN CHARCOAL LAYER. URANIUM MINERALIZATION, (WEAKER), CONTINUES FOR A FOOT ABOVE AND BELOW THE BENTONITIC LAYER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Mountain City

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 BULLDOZER CUTS, 30 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT, TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RHYOLITIC AIRE-FALL TUFF & BENTONITE LAYER WITH UP TO U.25% & U308 AT CONTACT ZONE, IN FORM OF AUTUNITE
Deposit DEVELOPEMENT AS OF 1973 CONSISTED OF TWO BULLDOZER CUTS AND A 30 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT FILLED WITH WATER TO WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE SURFACE BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY=.03 MR/HR; HIGH=1.5 MR/HR. TRENCHES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF ROAD N. OF QUARTZITE HILL. ; 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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