Buff Peak Uranium Occurrence Main

The Buff Peak Uranium Occurrence Main is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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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: Buff Peak Uranium Occurrence Main  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.36972, -118.35583

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Buff Peak Uranium Occurrence Main MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buff Peak Uranium Occurrence Main
Secondary: Nevada Group, In Part
Secondary: Bottle Creek


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Bottle Creek District


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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic U


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: N Nw-Trending High Angle Faults; Possible Caldera Ring Fracture 2 Km To Northeast


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLES CONTAIN UP TO 0.17% U3O8 AND 0.07% MO. AS, BA, HG, PB AND SB ARE ANOMALOUSLY HIGH, ALSO. CHANNEL SAMPLES ACROSS RADIOACTIVE INTERVALS 2-4 FT THICK CONTAIN 54 TO 149 PPM U308. THE RHYOLITE COUNTRY ROCK CONTAINS 12 TO 22 PPM U308. BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY IS 240-450 CPS. IN RHYOLITIC ROCKS AND 150-250 CPS IN PERMIAN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RADIOACTIVITY RANGES UP TO 2100 CPS AT THE MAIN OCCURRENCE.


Materials

Ore: Weeksite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON NE FLANK OF BUFF PEAK. FROM DENIO JUNCTION DRIVE ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH ON HWY 8A, TURN RIGHT ONTO PAVED ROAD AND DRIVE 7 MILES. TURN RIGHT ONTO DIRT ROAD AND DRIVE. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): MAIN OCCURRENCE CONSISTS OF SILICA VEINS AT THE MORE-OR-LESS HORIZONTAL CONTACT BETWEEN STEEPLY DIPPING PALEOZOIC AND/OR MESOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND TERTIARY RHYOLITE ASH FLOWS. IT IS CONTROLLED BY LOW- ANGLE SHEARS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CASTOR, S.B., 1980, FIELD CHECK REPORT

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. 3484


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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