Ponsness

The Ponsness is a uranium mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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: Ponsness

State:  Washington

County:  Pend Oreille

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 48.5264, -117.03750

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Ponsness MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ponsness


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): PROSPECT REPORED IN SECS. 18 AND 19.


References

Reference (Deposit): REGION, P. 45.

Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS, 1977, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN U.S.

Reference (Deposit): P. 353.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,


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