Atom

The Atom is a uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 853 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

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Site Name

Primary: Atom
Secondary: Atom Marietta
Secondary: Little Ray
Secondary: Little Mary Rose
Secondary: Atom Florence
Secondary: Atom Rose
Secondary: Atom Irene
Secondary: Irene D
Secondary: Atom Annie

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Beryllium

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cotter Corp.
Company ID: 5001228
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1979

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Reference): BACK-UP FILE

Comment (Ownership): OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: COTTER CORPORATION P.O. BOX 352 GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401

Comment (Deposit): 7 CLAIMS 1955. 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1956. 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1967, 1968 & 1975. 3 CLAIMS 1969. 6 CLAIMS STAKED 1976. ALL ACTIVE 1977 EXCEPT 1967 & 1969 CLAIMS. MAIN WORKINGS ON ATOM MARIETTA #4. ARE SMALL CUTS & PITS. CONSISTS OF MINERALIZED ANDESITE-DACITE DIKES IN SHEAR ZONES IN GRANODIORITE- QTZ MONZONITE HOST ROCK. IN ALBITIZED ZONE AROUND BOKAN MTN. PERALKALINE GRANITE. URANOTHORITE & URANINITE IN VEINLETS, DISSEM. & IRREGU- LAR ASSEMBLAGES IN DIKE ROCK. ORE IN PLACE IS TOO LITTLE TO MINE BUT FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION. BEST FLOAT ASSAYS AT 9% U308. BEO DISC. IN PHENACITE IN 1958. BEST VALUE .91% BEO.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-073

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-077

Reference (Deposit): B1155d p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B1155e pp. 44, 47-48

Reference (Deposit): B1154 pp. 73-78, plate 1

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