| Deposit ID | 10026839 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000491 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Boy Mine |
| Related records | 10258235 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.84402, 33.21926 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3/4 OF A MI. SW OF PIONEER STAGE STATION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Capitan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002S | 015E | 31,32 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Result | SAMPLES EQUIVALENT TO 0.10 AND 0.13 % U3 O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Dripping Springs Quartzite (Upper Member) |
| Rock description | Dripping Springs Quartzite (Upper Member) |
| (1) | -110.84402, 33.21926 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Rocks In The Area Are Tilted S. By Nw-Trending Block Faults And Shattered By Joints. |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 W |
| Dip | 25 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lucky Boy District |
|---|
| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.13 % U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.16 % U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000491 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070473 |
GRANGER, H.C., RAUP, R.B., URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1046 -P, P. 472 .
SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURRENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, PUBLICATION RME-2071.
CIMRI
US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, PUBLICATION RME-2071 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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