| Deposit ID | 10102479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002991 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valley View and Yarnell Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Prieta Chinda, Manganese Developement Co., Wheeler Claims, Valley View Vein. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.224, 36.53002 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2292 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES SSW OF BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Apache(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rock Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Apache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 36N | 29E | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -109.224, 36.53002 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR MASSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| District name | Lukachukai District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002991 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130831 |
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LUKACHUKAI MTNS., NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 18TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 78-84
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139
USBM 1C 7843, 1958, P.18.
ADMR PRIETA CHINDA FILE
USBM-FILE DATA-CLUSTER NO 625-VALLEY VIEW AND YARNELL GROUPS.
ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALS OCCUR IN 4 VEINS. MAIN VALLEY VIEW VEIN IS FROM 1 TO 10 FT WIDE. THE ORE SHOOTS ARE 25 TO 100 FT LONG AND 1 TO 4 FT WIDE. |
| Deposit | INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE LUKACHUKAI MINING DISTRICT. MINE NO. 10 MESA 1 BEING ONE OF MANY MINES THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL MINE OR PROSPECT.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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