The Powell Butte Uranium is a mercury mine located in Crook county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 44.18222, -121.00139
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Powell Butte Uranium MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Powell Butte Uranium
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Crook
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): ANOMOLOUS URANIUM VALUES ARE REPORTED FROM NARROW SELVAGES ALONG JOINT AND FRACTURE SURFACES IN UNALTERED RHYOLITE
Comment (Deposit): DUPLICATE M029003 HAS BEEN DELETED.
References
Reference (Deposit): CORCORAN, R.E., 1955, POWELL BUTTE URANIUM; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT
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