Esmeralda Uranium Prospect

The Esmeralda Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Esmeralda Uranium Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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.