The Montana Mountains is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,021 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
Elevation: 7,021 Feet (2,140 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.80889, -118.15194
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Montana Mountains MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Mountains
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster District; Kings River; Thacker Pass; Mcdermitt Caldera
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ring Fracture System Of The Mcdermitt Caldera, Basin And Range Faulting
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLES HAVE 0.02% U308 WITH HIGH AS, F, HG, MO AND SB. RADIOACTIVITY IS 3-4 TIMES BG IN A SMALL 1 METER SQUARE AREA. TWO SAMPLES CONTAINED 220 AND 189 PPM U308.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Collophane
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.5 KM NE OF MOONLIGHT MINE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): THIS OCCURRENCE IS IN THE TOP-MOST VOLCANIC UNIT EXPOSED IN THE CLIFFS ABOVE THE MOONLIGHT MINE.
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): THE HOST ROCK IS A PURPLISH BROWN SILICIFIED ASHFLOW TUFF WITH LOCALLY ABUNDANT CRYSTALS AND LITHIC FRAGMENTS. THE TUFF IS COMMONLY HIGHLY VESICULAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDER, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
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.
