Tower Rock Prospect

Uranium occurrence · Jackson County, Oregon

OccurrenceUraniumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · URANIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for uranium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateOregon
CountyJackson
Coordinates42.64676, -122.89614

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10043294
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Tower Rock Prospect0.0 miUraniumOccurrence
Hanson Ranch0.6 miUraniumOccurrence
Hanson Ranch Uranium0.6 miUraniumOccurrence
Trail Uranium1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Trail Uranium1.1 miUraniumOccurrence
Canyon Creek Mining Co.1.8 miUraniumOccurrence
Shull2.2 miMercuryOccurrence
Trail Site2.5 miStonePast Producer
Trail Site2.5 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shady Cove/long Branch2.7 miStonePast Producer
Shady Cove/long Branch Pit2.7 miStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Quarry2.9 miStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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