Airborne gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey: Chico quadrangle, California. Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5828055· OSTI ID:5828055

An airborne high sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey was conducted over ten (10) areas over northern California and southwestern Oregon. These include the 2/sup 0/ x 1/sup 0/ NTMS quadrangles of Roseburg, Medford, Weed, Alturas, Redding, Susanville, Ukiah, and Chico along with the 1/sup 0/ x 2/sup 0/ areas of the Coos Bay quadrangle and the Crescent City/Eureka areas combined. This report discusses the results obtained over the Chico, California, map area. Traverse lines were flown in an east-west direction at a line spacing of three. Tie lines were flown north-south approximately twelve miles apart. A total of 16,880.5 line miles of geophysical data were acquired, compiled, and interpreted during the survey, of which 3026.4 line miles are in the quadrangle. The purpose of this study is to acquire and compile geologic and other information with which to assess the magnitude and distribution of uranium resources with which to assess the magnitude and distribution of uranium resources and to determine areas favorable for the occurrence of uranium in the United States.

• Research Organization: Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (United States); Western Geophysical Co. of America, Houston, TX. Aero Service Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC13-76GJ01664
• OSTI ID: 5828055
• Report Number(s): GJBX-407-81-Vol.1; ON: DE82005543; TRN: 82-004720
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Includes 18 sheets of 48x reduction microfiche
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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