The Thacker Pass Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.71361, -118.08944
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Thacker Pass Uranium Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thacker Pass Uranium Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster District; Kings River District; Thacker Pass 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Collapse Feature Of The Mcdermitt Caldera With Superimposed Basin And Range Faulting
Type: L
Description: A Large Wnw Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Argillization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLE WITH 40 PPM U308, 348 ETH, AND HIGH AS, BA, F, HG, MO, P, SB, SN, W, AND U.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): FROM OROVADA TRAVEL WEST 23 MILES, TURN NORTH APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE TO THE OCCURRENCE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): THE MOST RADIOACTIVE ROCK IS CHARACTERIZED BY A DARKER, MORE INTENSE FE OXIDE STAINING
Comment (Workings): A FEW BULLDOZED TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL.59.
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.
