The Rock Creek Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.74917, -118.00139
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Rock Creek Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Creek Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster District; King'S River; Thacker Pass Area
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Manto
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: Southern Part Of The Mcdermitt Caldera, A Miocene Subsidence Feature 40 Km Across
Type: L
Description: Probable Ne-Trending High-Angle Normal Fault With S Side Down Is Just N Of The Radioactive Occurrences. Possible Nw-Trending Faults Also In The Area.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicic, Hydrothermal. Potash Feldspar
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO 0.019% U3O8 AND 0.23% EU. URANIFEROUS SAMPLES ALSO HAVE HIGH AS, BE, HG, MO, PB, SB, W, ZN, ZR. BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY IS 200 TO 400 CPS (45-90 UR) IN RHYOLITE AND LESS THAN 200 CPS (45 UR) IN OVERLYING SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RADIOACTIVITY IS BETWEEN 400 AND 4000 CPS (90-880 UR) IN A ZONE OF OUTCROPS FROM ROCK CREEK TO A POINT ABOUT 1500 KM SW OF ROCK CREEK. RADIOACTIVITY RUNS BETWEEN 500 AND 2000 CPS (110-440 UR) ALONG ROCK CREEK FOR ABOUT 300 M IN A N 50 W DIRECTION.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG RANGE FRONT AT AND SOUTH OF MOUTH OF ROCK CREEK. UTM TO ONE OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): CASTOR, S.B. AND MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
Reference (Deposit): RYTUBA, J.J., AND CONRAD, W.K., 1979, USGS OFR 79-541.
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.
