Hawk Group Nos. 1-3. Denis Claims

The Hawk Group Nos. 1-3. Denis Claims is a uranium mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,152 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

Name: Hawk Group Nos. 1-3. Denis Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.83472, -115.88361

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Hawk Group Nos. 1-3. Denis Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hawk Group Nos. 1-3. Denis Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Mountain City


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET, BEDDED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): AUTUNITE OCCURS IN A CONGLOMERATE AND TERTIARY VOLCANICS OVERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE

Comment (Deposit): MINOR DRILLING AND TRENCHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THE PROPERTY

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEE. 33; UNSURVEYED AREA: UTM APPROX TO CTR.OF CLAIM BLOCK

Comment (Deposit): AUTUNITE OCCURS IN A CONGLOMERATE AND TERTIARY VOLCANICS


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, LARRY J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA, NBMG. BULL. 81


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.