Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryLead, Copper, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE COLLAPSE STRUCTURE
Ore controlThe Ore Occurs Just Below The Contact Between Coconino Ss And Hermit Shale, In Elongate Zones Of Breccia And Silicified Sandstone. Higher Percentages Of U Occur In The Breccia Zones, Along Se Side Of The Collapse Structure.
Materials
Ore mineralsBieberite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Pitchblende, Torbernite, Zippeite
GangueChalcocite, Malachite
Other materialsErythrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Coconino Sandstone;Hermit Shale
AlterationRock Bleached And Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027310
MRDS IDM002817
Alternate names5 claims: Hack's, Hack's Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5., Hack's Canyon Uranium MineHack's Canyon UraniumHack's
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.58194, -112.79139
References
GRANGER, H.C., and Raup, R.B., 1962, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1147-A.PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA 1952 - 1956,1970: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME-158, P. 152.SCARBOROUGH, 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA: ABGMT REPORT, MARCH, 1981, P. 208.ADMR HACK'S CANYON URANIUM MINE FILEUSAEC 172-485 MOHAVE CTY RECON REPORT, P. 43.USGS HEATON KNOLLS TOPOCIMRI