Pike Creek Carnotite Group

The Pike Creek Carnotite Group is a uranium mine located in Harney 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: Pike Creek Carnotite Group  

State:  Oregon

County:  Harney

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 42.58306, -118.54972

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Satelite image of the Pike Creek Carnotite Group

Pike Creek Carnotite Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pike Creek Carnotite Group
Secondary: Kiska
Secondary: Carnotite Group
Secondary: Luck Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Mercury


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.05 TO 0.40 U3O8 EQUIVILANT


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE BY TRAIL ABOVE THE OLD CABIN.

Comment (Geology): URANIUM MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED ALONG THE FOOTWALL OF A RHYOLITE BRECCIA.


References

Reference (Deposit): CORCORAN, R. E. AND WAGNER, N. S., 1955, PIKE CREEK CARNOTITE GROUP; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT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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