The Chevron Oil Prospect is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,759 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: 6,759 Feet (2,060 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.8031, -118.13190
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Chevron Oil Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chevron Oil Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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 (Geology): BULLDOZER TRENCH & DRILLED AREA OF ANOMALOUS URANIUM. HOST ROCK IS SILICIFIED RHYOLITES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM WFOC, LOWE,N.T., PERSONAL COMMUNCATION
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.
