The Deerhead Prospect is a uranium mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Deerhead Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deerhead Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Carlin
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: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault N50 Deg W, 75 Deg Ne
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Along Breccia Zone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINING UP TO .03, U308
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Development): CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED IN 1956, BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED GROUP OF 18 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIA ZONE ALONG FAULT. CARNOTITE OCCURS IN THE BRECCIA AS SMALL FLAKES AND INTHE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.
Comment (Workings): A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): A THIN BEDDED BLACK SHALE, CONFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY TUFF, STROKES N40 DEG W, DIPS23 DEG NE. THE STRATA ARE CUT B A FAULT. THE SHALE & TUFF ARE BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED. CARNOTITE OCCURS AS SMALL FLAKES IN THE BRECCIA, AND IN THE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS PROBABLY LOCATED ALONG WOODRUFF CREEK, THE CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED N 1956 BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED. DEERHEAD GROUP CONSISTS OF 18 CLAIMS, WORK CONSISTEDOF A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES (GRANSIDE,P.45) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M.(1976-56)MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV, U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVEMINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81.
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.
