Deerhead Prospect

The Deerhead Prospect is a uranium mine located in Elko 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

Name: Deerhead Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 40.64361, -116.07222

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Deerhead Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deerhead Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Carlin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic U


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault N50 Deg W, 75 Deg Ne


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Along Breccia Zone


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINING UP TO .03, U308


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Development): CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED IN 1956, BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED GROUP OF 18 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): BRECCIA ZONE ALONG FAULT. CARNOTITE OCCURS IN THE BRECCIA AS SMALL FLAKES AND INTHE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.

Comment (Workings): A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): A THIN BEDDED BLACK SHALE, CONFORMABLY OVERLAIN BY TUFF, STROKES N40 DEG W, DIPS23 DEG NE. THE STRATA ARE CUT B A FAULT. THE SHALE & TUFF ARE BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED. CARNOTITE OCCURS AS SMALL FLAKES IN THE BRECCIA, AND IN THE SLOPE WASH NEARBY.

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS PROBABLY LOCATED ALONG WOODRUFF CREEK, THE CLAIMS WERE PROSPECTED N 1956 BUT NO PRODUCTION RESULTED. DEERHEAD GROUP CONSISTS OF 18 CLAIMS, WORK CONSISTEDOF A FEW BULLDOZER TRENCHES (GRANSIDE,P.45) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M.(1976-56)MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV, U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVEMINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.