The Uranium Occurrence is a uranium 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
Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harry Peeples
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 EQUIVALENT = 0.15
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BLACK RADIOACTIVE MINERALS. U3O8 EQUIVALENT = 0.15
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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