Thunderbird Claims

The Thunderbird Claims is a uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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: Thunderbird Claims

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Pyramid District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: N. American Rockwell
Years: 1969 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Uranophane

Comments

Comment (Workings): PRESENCE OF URANIUM MINERALS NOTED IN PRELIMINARY RECON REPORT BY ATOMIC ENERGY COMM GEOLOGIST IN 1955. BONHAN SAW NO VISIBLE URANIUM MINERALS IN 1963. OLD WORKINGS ORE ALONG A FAULT ZONE CONSISTING OF BRECCIATED BLOCKS OF WELDED ASH FLOW TUFF IN GOUGE MATRIX.

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H F, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE-STOREY CO NEV NBMG BULL 70, 1969

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L J, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCUR IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81, 1973

Reference (Deposit): US ATOMIC ENERGY COMM PRELIM RECON RPT 3784

Nevada Gold

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.