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Suckerite Deposit

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027448
MRDS ID M003112
Record type Site
Current site name Suckerite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Charles Jr. No 1 and 2
Related records 10209886

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.97431, 33.84563 (WGS84)
Elevation 1638
Relative position 1/2 MI W OF AZTEC LODGE, 300 FT S OF WORKMAN CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aztec Peak(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 006N 013E 24 S OF CENTER Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Analytical data

Result MAX RADIOACTIVITY IS 3 MR/HR, AVERAGE IS LESS THAN 1.5 MR/HR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Host
    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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.97431, 33.84563
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Diabase Sills In Upper Member Of Dripping Spring Quartzite, Bedding Plane Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DIABASE AND SYENITE ARE CUT BY PEGMATITE AND MAFIC DIKES. THE WHOLE TILTED BLOCK IS A XENOLITH IN DIABASES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Tonto National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Standard Ores And Alloys Co.
    First year 1955

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Material U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14% U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Uranium Uranium 14wt-pct
  • Year 1957
    Material U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.22% U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Period 1955-1970
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.234% U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, 2 LEVELS OF SHORT DRIFTS, 150 FT ADIT, 100 FT INCLINED SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE SIERRA ANCHA URANIUM CORP, URANIUM CORP OF AMERICA, STANDARD MIN. CO, TULSA MINERALS INC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.

  • Deposit

    SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC PUB RME-2071.

  • Deposit

    SCARBOROUGH, 1981, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 187.

  • Deposit

    ABM FILE DATA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M003112 WITH RECORD M030442 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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