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Quartzite Claims

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048205
MRDS ID M800282
Record type Site
Current site name Quartzite Claims
Related records 10185486

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.8782, 33.88618 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 MI N OF GLOBE., Placed At Common Corner Of Sections

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McFadden 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 014E 1,2,11,12 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 0.4 MR/HR, MAX 1.8 MR/HR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aragonite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone;Pioneer Shale;Dripping Springs Quartzite
    Rock description Mescal Limestone;Pioneer Shale;Dripping Springs Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.8782, 33.88618
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vertical Faults 20-200 Ft Displacement

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO DIABASE WITHIN .5 MI OF PROSPECT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
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 Jontex Corp
    First year 1956

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS AS OF 1956.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USAEC RME-156, 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON FLAT MESA BETWEEN CHERRY CREEK AND HORSE CAMP CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Peterson, Jocelyn A. 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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