The Black Keettle Prospect is a uranium mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Black Keettle Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Keettle Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Carlin
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
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IS REGISTERED IN A SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SILTSTONE.
Comment (Development): CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED FOR URANIUM IN 1956, WITH NO PRODUCTION.
Comment (Geology): RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN A SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SILTSTONE(GARSITE, P.45)
Comment (Deposit): A 50 FT. SHAFT YIELD SAMPLES CONTAINING UP TO .04% U308. THE CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED IN 1956 BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED. GAMSITE GIVES LOCATION IN W 1/2 OF SEC 34 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, L.J.(1973) RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, REPORT
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J.(1973, RADIOACTIVE 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.
