Timberbeast

The Timberbeast is a uranium mine located in Harney county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,801 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: Timberbeast

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Oregon
County: Harney
District: Steens-Pueblo

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic U

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FIVE ODGMI SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.05 % U3O8 EQUIVILANT

Materials

Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SOUTH CANYON WALL OF LITTLE ALVORD CREEK

Comment (Geology): WEAK URANIUM MINERALIZATION HAS BEEN FOUND IN SEVERAL PLACES WITHIN THE DIKE AND ALONG ITS CONTACTS WITH THE ADJACENT VOLCANICS.

References

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., 1956, URANIUM OCCURRENCES ON LITTLE ALVORD CREEK, HARNEY COUNTY; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N. V., 1969, URANIUM; IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 184

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