The Esmeralda Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 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: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.55417, -117.71722
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Esmeralda Uranium Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Esmeralda Uranium Prospect
Secondary: Esmeralda Uranium No. 28
Secondary: Esmeralda No. 15
Secondary: Uno No. 6
Secondary: Buckeye No. 1
Secondary: Eds No. 5
Secondary: M&R No. 6
Secondary: Minnis No. 50 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Windy Pah (Fesler) 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
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.4 MR/HR.
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.04 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS SPORADICALLY ALONG SEAMS IN TUFF AND SANDY LACUSTRINE BEDS. MOST INTENSE RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS ALONG A 6-INCH BAND OF BUFF-COLORED TUFF IN A MEDIUM-GRAINED, WELL-CEMENTED SANDSTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 55
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.
