The Hot Ash Group Nos. 1-9 is a uranium mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 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: 6,250 Feet (1,905 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.83639, -115.87389
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Hot Ash Group Nos. 1-9 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hot Ash Group Nos. 1-9
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
Land Status
Not available
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: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET, STRATABOUND
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS APPROX TO CENTER OF CLAIN BLOCK
Comment (Deposit): MINOR AUTUNITE OCCURS ALONG CONTACT OF VOLCANIC ROCKS WITH UNERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE.
Comment (Geology): MINOR ACTUNITE OCCURS ALONG THE CONTAC OF VOLCANIC RX WITH UNDERLYING QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SMALL TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, LARRY J., 1973, RADIO ACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG. BULL 81.
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.
