Tourmaline No 2 Claim

The Tourmaline No 2 Claim is a uranium mine located in Alaska.

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

Name: Tourmaline No 2 Claim  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 65.52528, -167.14556

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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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