Nevada · Elko County
Occurrence
Deerhead Prospect
Elko County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Breccia Zone Along Fault
Materials
Ore minerals
Carnotite
Geology
Host rock
Shale
Associated rock
Tuff
Structure
Fault N50 Deg W, 75 Deg Ne
Alteration
Silicification Along Breccia Zone
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1956
Identification
Deposit ID
10045158
MRDS ID
M232834
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
40.64352, -116.07314
References
SMITH, R.M.(1976-56)MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV, U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORTGARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVEMINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81.