Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Richest Primary Ore Was Found In And Near Recrystallized Hornfels
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027328
MRDS IDM002878
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.83757, -110.95903
References
GRANGER, H.C., RAUP, R.B., 1959, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 468.SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 42 .US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 42.