Uranium Occurrence

The Uranium Occurrence is a uranium and mercury 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

Name: Uranium Occurrence

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Mercury

Lat, Long: 42.1125, -118.62778

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Uranium Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Uranium Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ronald C. Beggs


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.30 - U
Analytical Data: 0.36 - EU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHAFER, MAX, 1956 , URAN. PROSP. IN OREGON: ORE BIN


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