Commodities
TertiaryUranium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Ore controlThe Schist Inclusions Commonly Have Hematite Veins Along Their Footwall Contact, And Parts Of These Veins Are Very Weakly Radioactive. Other Radioactive Zones On The Atom Claims Are Exposed In Shallow Prospectpits. There Also The Radioactivity Is Commonly Associated With Hematite-Rich Stringers, Which Follow Either The Foliation In Schist Inclusions Or The Principal Joints. No Uranium Minerals Were Recognized In Either The Shaft Or The Pits
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockSchist
StructureThe Principal Joints Strike N 15 W And Dip Steeply Eastward
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027058
MRDS IDM001830
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.1034, -114.58329
References
GRANGER, H.C.; RUPP, R.B.; 1962; RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1147-A, P. A-48