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Prospect

Snow Creek Uranium Prospect

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
UraniumMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIntrusive Contact?
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite
GangueBarite, Chalcedony, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Metavolcanic Rock,Phyllite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite
StructureHigh Angle Ne Fault 2 Km Se Of Occurrence, Steeply-Dipping Ene Shears And Alaskitic Dikes
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
AlterationArgillic, Sericitic, And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10047515
MRDS IDM242875
Alternate namesFoster Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.60515, -118.72434
References
CASTOR, S.B. AND MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, REPORT OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.USAEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPORT 3485.QUADE, JACK, 29 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3. #5. GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL. 81, P. 59. #6. BENNETT, REB E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA.