The Uranium Occurrence is a silver, copper, uranium, and gold mine located in Grant 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: Silver, Copper, Uranium, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.52444, -118.70167
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Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Quartzburg (?)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Shangrila Mining And Milling
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 EQUIV. = .02
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE IN THE VEINS. U3O8 EQUIV. = .02
References
Reference (Deposit): MATTHEWS, T. C., (DECEMBER) 1955 , RADIOACTIVE DISCOVERIES IN 1954 AND 1955 ; ODGMI, ORE BIN, VOL. 17 , NO. 12 , P. 88
Oregon Gold
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