Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlTrenos Nne
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027386
MRDS IDM003008
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.84868, -110.95903
References
GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1959, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 466.SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-2071.SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA: ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY.