Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Ore Body Follows A Fracture Filled With One To Six Inches Of Limonitic Gouge, But Only In The More Favorable Beds Does The Ore Extend To The West Of The Fracture; Along Fractures And Bedding Planes In Dripping Springs Quartzite With With Diabase Sill 10 To 30 Ft Below.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102472
MRDS IDM002879
Alternate namesMelinda Mine, Lorian
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.83674, -110.9557
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. 467.SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 43.SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA,ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 180.US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 43.