The Wennie Prospect, Lazo Group is a thorium and uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 54.91944, -132.17778
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Wennie Prospect, Lazo Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wennie Prospect, Lazo Group
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feldspars In Country Rock Are Altered To Clay Minerals And Iron Stained
Rocks
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 181.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 186.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 171.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 171.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 186.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Peralkaline Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 181.000000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE SAMPLE: 7.17%TH, 0.26%U
Materials
Ore: Parisite
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURE SETS AND IN ADJACENT VEINLETS. SECONDARY FRACTURE SET STRIKES EAST, DIPS GOS. ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY OF 5.5 MILLIROENTGENS PER HOUR DETECTED
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPEN CUTS
References
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