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Unnamed Uranium Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046804
MRDS ID M242016
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Uranium Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.51785, 37.30689 (WGS84)
Elevation 1509
Relative position GARSIDE PLACES THIS AT T008S, R040E, SEC 23, 26. T7S SEEMS MORE LIKELY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tule Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Last Chance Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
007S 040E 23,26 SW (23); NW (26) Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.015 MR/HR
Result HIGH = 0.15 MR/HR OVER AN AREA OF 500 FT BY 800 FT A SMALL AREA ALONG A FAULT GAVE READINGS UP TO 0.20 MR/HR. GRAB SAMPLE RAN 0.08% CU 308

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wyman Formation
    Rock description Wyman
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.51785, 37.30689
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 243.84M
    Width 152.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tule Canyon District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN CUTS AND PROSPECT PITS, 15-FT DEEP SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 52

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AUTUNITE IS EXPOSED ALONG A FAULT EXPOSED IN A 15-FT SHAFT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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