Airborne Reconnaissance Project, Ruby Range and Sweetwater Basin, Montana

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Abstract: A low-level airborne radioactivity survey of parts of Beaverhead and Madison Counties in southwestern Montana was undertaken from June 6 to October 14, 1955. Flying centered around the Ruby Range-Sweetwater Basin area and concentrated on the Precambrian metamorphic complex and Tertiary lake-bed sediments. No commercial uranium deposits were discovered, and no extensions were found of the few known small occurrences. Five areas of high background detected through the survey were investigated on the ground.

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12 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

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Pruitt, Robert G., Jr. & Magleby, Dan N. April 1958.

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  • Main Title: Airborne Reconnaissance Project, Ruby Range and Sweetwater Basin, Montana
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  • Added Title: Raw Materials Exploration Report 2053
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  • Series Title: Atomic Energy Commission Reports
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Abstract: A low-level airborne radioactivity survey of parts of Beaverhead and Madison Counties in southwestern Montana was undertaken from June 6 to October 14, 1955. Flying centered around the Ruby Range-Sweetwater Basin area and concentrated on the Precambrian metamorphic complex and Tertiary lake-bed sediments. No commercial uranium deposits were discovered, and no extensions were found of the few known small occurrences. Five areas of high background detected through the survey were investigated on the ground.

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12 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

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Pruitt, Robert G., Jr. & Magleby, Dan N. Airborne Reconnaissance Project, Ruby Range and Sweetwater Basin, Montana, report, April 1958; Oak Ridge, Tenn.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc783671/: accessed February 19, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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