Tungs Ore Claim

The Tungs Ore Claim is a uranium, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Union county, Oregon.

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: Tungs Ore Claim  

State:  Oregon

County:  Union

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 45.1075, -117.41000

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Tungs Ore Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tungs Ore Claim


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Oregon
County: Union


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.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: E. R. Wells

Owner Name: Miller Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: U3O8 CHEM. ANALYSIS = 0.830 .
Analytical Data: U3O8 EQUIVALENT = 0.21 , 0.97


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): MATTHEWS, T. C., 1955 , OREGON RADIOACTIVE DISCOVERIES IN 1954 AND 1955 : ODGMI, THE ORE BIN, DECEMBER, VOL. 17 , NO. 12 , P. 90


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