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Snakebit Mine

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027091
MRDS ID M001982
Record type Site
Current site name Snakebit Mine
Related records 10258286

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.58986, 33.75702 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position 3 MILES S OF THE REGAL ASBESTOS MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 004N 016E 01 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON UNSURVEYED SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.58986, 33.75702
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Most Radioactive Rock Is Along Zone 5 To 10 Inches Thick That Follows The Stratification

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO PRIMARY URANIUM MINERAL WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE DEPOSIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A BENCHED AREA ABOUT 30 FT. LONG AND 15 FT. WIDE FROM WHICH AN ADIT HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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