The Cactus Group Nos. 1-12 is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.14444, -119.09583
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Cactus Group Nos. 1-12 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cactus Group Nos. 1-12
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Virgin Valley 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Volcanogenic U
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ring Fault System Of Virgin Valley Caldera
Type: L
Description: Ring Fault System Of Virgin Valley Caldera
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH=0.015M R/HR 0.05 AND 0.09% U3 08.
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND=0.006M R/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MCKENNEY CAMP; N OF RTE 8A
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS
Comment (Deposit): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN: DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. 81.
Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
Reference (Deposit): TWITCHELL, C.I., 1955, USAEC FILE R-45.
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.
