The Granite Point Claims is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.80833, -118.16389
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Granite Point Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite Point Claims
Secondary: Chevron Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster District; Disaster Peak District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sw Fracture Zone Of Mcdermitt Caldera Collapse Structure
Type: L
Description: N-Trending Normal Faults, Parallel.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, K-Spar
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO 0.30 MR/HR, CONTAINING 0.024% U3O8. SELECT SAMPLES RANGE UP TO 194 PPM U308 AND 282 PPM EU. CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 8 FT TO 10 FT THICK RADIOACTIVE ZONES- RANGE FROM 26-57 PPM U308. SELECT SAMPLES OF RADIOACTIVE ROCK- HAVE HIGH AG, AS, CU, F, HG, MO, SB, AND ZN. BACKGROUND RADIO-ACTIVITY IS 180 CPS (40 UR) IN APHANITIC DACITE TO 300 CPS (65- UR) IN RHYOLITE. ROCK IN SHEAR ZONES IS UP TO 2200 CPS (480 U-R) WITH LARGE VOLUMES OF ROCK OVER 800 CPS (175 UR) IN THE VIC-INITY OF SHEAR ZONES.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Rutile
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1000'S OF FT. OF DOZER TRENCHES, 6 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES.
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE UP TO 150 FT. THICK HAS BACKGROUND 3 TO 4 TIMES NORMAL
Comment (Deposit): IT IS RUMORED THAT DRILLING AT THIS OCCURRENCE AND AT THE HORSE CREEK OCCURRENCE TO THE NORTH INDICATES A TOTAL OF- 5-10 MILLION LBS U308 AT COMMERCIAL GRADES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF MOONLIGHT MINE ABOUT 1.5 MILE
Comment (Development): SEVERAL THOUSAND FT. OF BULLDOZER TRENCHES, 6 DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES AVG. 200 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVE OUTCROPS ALONG SHEAR ZONES WITH VARYING ATTITUDES
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.
Reference (Deposit): RYTUBA, J.J., 1976, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MCDERMITT CALDERA, NEV-ORE; U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT 76-535
Reference (Deposit): RYTUBA, J. J., AND CONRAD, W. K., USGS OFR 79-541.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 81
Reference (Deposit): CASTOR, S. B., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, A. O. AND POWERS, J. F., 1955, URANIUM OCCURRENCES AT THE MOONLIGHT MINE AND GRANITE POINT CLAIMS, HUMBOLD-T COUNTY, NEVADA, USAEC.
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
