The Lena No. 1 - 11 Claims is a uranium mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,551 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 31.88444, -111.24056
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Lena No. 1 - 11 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lena No. 1 - 11 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Papago District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures, Dikes, And Foliation Of Granite All Trend Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillized, Partly Silicified
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.004 - 0.012 % U, GRAB SAMPLE 0.019 %
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H. C. AND RAUP, R. B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1147 - A, P. 31 - 34 .
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 21 , 51 .
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, R. J., 1950 , RECONNAISSANCE OF CERTAIN URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RMO - 679 .
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