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Riverview Mine

Past Producer in Coconino county in Arizona, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027385
MRDS ID M003004
Record type Site
Current site name Riverview Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.35184, 35.6542 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position 1.2 MILES WEST OF LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coconino(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wupatki NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cameron(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Flagstaff(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Little Colorado(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Coconino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 026N 010E 08 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Alteration Of Host Rock Mudstone From Reddish-Brown To Grayish Green And Bleaching Of Host Rock Sediments.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.35184, 35.6542
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ELLIPTICALLY SHAPED
    Length 42.67M
    Width 27.43M

Comments on the geologic information

  • KNOWN ORE AT THE RIVERVIEW MINE IS LIMITED TO A SINGLE SHEAR ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE PIPE AND FAVORABLE BEDS OVERLYING IT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Breccia Pipe District

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION INFORMATION FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 16.76M
    Overall depth 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY OPEN CUTS AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHENOWETH, W. L., BLAKEMORE, P. P., ( 1961 ),RIVERVIEW MINE, COCONINO., ARIZ.; PLATEAU, V. 33 NO. 4

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Bright, Daniel (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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