Description
Don Ross And Kelly Adams
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryThorium, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsBrannerite, Galena, Monazite, Parisite, Thorite, Uraninite, Xenotime
GangueAlbite, Cordierite, Pyrite, Quartz, Riebeckite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPeralkaline Granite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Andesite,Pegmatite,Peralkaline Granite · Bokan Mountain Granite
StructureMany Steep Faults Cut Ore Body
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1957
Last production1971
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10000497
MRDS IDA010684
Alternate namesRoss-Adams Mine, I+L Prospects, Atom-Marietta Prospect, Carol Ann Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates54.91084, -132.14066
References
USGS BULLETIN 1154, P. 62-73ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 44, P. 7,9-10USGS OPEN FILE 76-246, P. 33-34ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 31, P. 9CAN J EARTH SCI, VOL 20, NO 2, P. 236-245ECON GEOL V 73, NO 4, P. 512-523