The Tungs Ore Claim is a uranium, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Union county, Oregon.
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:
Commodity: Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.1075, -117.41000
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Tungs Ore Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tungs Ore Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
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.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. R. Wells
Owner Name: Miller Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: U3O8 CHEM. ANALYSIS = 0.830 .
Analytical Data: U3O8 EQUIVALENT = 0.21 , 0.97
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MATTHEWS, T. C., 1955 , OREGON RADIOACTIVE DISCOVERIES IN 1954 AND 1955 : ODGMI, THE ORE BIN, DECEMBER, VOL. 17 , NO. 12 , P. 90
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