Cactus Group Nos. 1-12

The Cactus Group Nos. 1-12 is a uranium mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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: Cactus Group Nos. 1-12  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.14444, -119.09583

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Cactus Group Nos. 1-12 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cactus Group Nos. 1-12


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Virgin Valley 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
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic U


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ring Fault System Of Virgin Valley Caldera

Type: L
Description: Ring Fault System Of Virgin Valley Caldera


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Silicification


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HIGH=0.015M R/HR 0.05 AND 0.09% U3 08.
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND=0.006M R/HR


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR MCKENNEY CAMP; N OF RTE 8A

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS

Comment (Deposit): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN: DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

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

Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.

Reference (Deposit): TWITCHELL, C.I., 1955, USAEC FILE R-45.


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.