The Tourmaline No 2 Claim is a uranium mine located in Alaska.
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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
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Tourmaline No 2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tourmaline No 2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE VEIN: UP TO 1.0% EU, AVG. 0.05% EU OVERALL
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NETWORKS OF QUARTZ-TOURMALINE VEINS FROM LESS THAN 1 INCH TO 4 INCHES WIDE IN JOINT FRACTURES: ZEUNERITE AND HEMATITE IN OPEN SPACES.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Location): USGS CIRCULR 214, PLATE 1, CLAIM P. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-11
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 214, P. 4-6
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