Arizona · Gila County
Occurrence

Shepp No. 2 Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027442
MRDS IDM003097
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.99229, -110.86098
References
GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1959, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL USRVEY BULLETIN 1046 - P, P. 479.SCHWARTZ, R.J., URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 45.SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, P. 186.