Oregon · Harney County
Past Producer

Pike Creek Carnotite Group

Harney County, Oregon, United States
UraniumMercury
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Description

Dewey Quier

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite · Pike Creek Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10036283
MRDS IDM025042
Alternate namesCarnotite Group, Kiska, Luck Canyon
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.58293, -118.55074
References
CORCORAN, R. E. AND WAGNER, N. S., 1955, PIKE CREEK CARNOTITE GROUP; ODGMI UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORTPETERSON, N. V., 1969, URANIUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 184