Nevada · Humboldt County
Prospect
Thacker Pass Uranium Prospect
Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit size
N
Ore control
Probably Controlled By Wnw Fault Just To W.
Materials
Gangue
Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Structure
Collapse Feature Of The Mcdermitt Caldera With Superimposed Basin And Range Faulting, A Large Wnw Fault
Tectonic setting
Mobile Belt
Alteration
Silicification And Argillization
Economic & production
Development status
Prospect
Identification
Deposit ID
10047387
MRDS ID
M242677
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.71349, -118.09043
References
MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT ON URANIUM OCCURRENCE.WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL.59.