The Pike Creek Carnotite Group is a uranium mine located in Harney 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
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Pike Creek Carnotite Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pike Creek Carnotite Group
Secondary: Kiska
Secondary: Carnotite Group
Secondary: Luck Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens-Pueblo
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.05 TO 0.40 U3O8 EQUIVILANT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE BY TRAIL ABOVE THE OLD CABIN.
Comment (Geology): URANIUM MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED ALONG THE FOOTWALL OF A RHYOLITE BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): CORCORAN, R. E. AND WAGNER, N. S., 1955, PIKE CREEK CARNOTITE GROUP; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N. V., 1969, URANIUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 184
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