Chevron Oil Prospect

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

Name: Chevron Oil Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

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

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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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.