Nevada · Humboldt County
Occurrence

Big Bend Spring Uranium Occurrence

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlA Ne Zone Cuts The Rhyolite At Or Near The Prospect Pit; Porosity In Upper Part Of Ash-Flow Tuff
Materials
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite
StructureOccurrence Is About 2 Km East Of The W Part Of The Ring Fracture Zone Of Mcdermitt Caldera, Ne-Trending Shear Zone
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10047382
MRDS IDM242672
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.76655, -118.11793
References
MITCHELL, T.P., AND CASTOR, S.B., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCEWILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.