Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Engineering report on the McDermitt caldera drilling project, Humboldt County, Nevada, Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6381600

This drilling project was conducted by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC) in support of the US Geological Survey - US Department of Energy (DOE) National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program. This project consisted of eleven drill holes ranging from 241 feet (73.46 m) to 1500 feet (457.2 m). A total of 6915.5 feet (2107.8 m) was cored. Geophysical logging was supplied by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation. The objective of this project was to test the uranium potential of the caldera fill sediments and to investigate areas were industry was unlikely to drill in the near future. Drilling commenced on November 13, 1980 and was completed on February 22, 1981.

Research Organization:
Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC13-76GJ01664
OSTI ID:
6381600
Report Number(s):
GJBX-115-81; ON: DE81023256
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English