The Aaa Uranium Occurrence is a tungsten and uranium mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.12306, -119.21917
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Aaa Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aaa Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Nightingale 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
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Central Part Of Eugeosynclinal Basin And Range Of Nevada.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1100 CPS (18 X BG). DEPOSIT IS IRREGULAR WITH 1040 CPS ABOVE BACKGROUND AT THE DRILLSITE, AND 200-400 CPS (3-6 X BG) THROUGHOUT OUTCROP. SAMPLE MEX 49, A 10-FT CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS CUT CONTAINS 15.0 PPM CU3O8. SAMPLE MEX 50 SAMPLE FROM DRILL CUTTINGS CONTAINS 480.0 PPM CU3O8.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON HILLSIDE WEST OF ROAD NORTH FROM SAGE HEN SPRINGS ALONG POWER LINE 3.5 MILES . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): OVERALL GRADE OF DEPOSIT IS TOO LOW TO BE CONSIDERED A SOURCE FOR URANIUM
Comment (Workings): 2 DOZER CUTS AND 4 LOCATED DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978. FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. D.O.E., 1978, GREAT BASIN GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK AND URANIUM FAVORABILITY; GJBX (78.)
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, P.1
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.
