The Thunderbird Claims is a uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Thunderbird Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thunderbird Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: N. American Rockwell
Years: 1969 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Comments
Comment (Workings): PRESENCE OF URANIUM MINERALS NOTED IN PRELIMINARY RECON REPORT BY ATOMIC ENERGY COMM GEOLOGIST IN 1955. BONHAN SAW NO VISIBLE URANIUM MINERALS IN 1963. OLD WORKINGS ORE ALONG A FAULT ZONE CONSISTING OF BRECCIATED BLOCKS OF WELDED ASH FLOW TUFF IN GOUGE MATRIX.
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H F, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE-STOREY CO NEV NBMG BULL 70, 1969
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L J, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCUR IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81, 1973
Reference (Deposit): US ATOMIC ENERGY COMM PRELIM RECON RPT 3784
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.
