The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.8375, -110.68667
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Fort Apache Indian Reservation MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Rocks Have Been Strongly Affected By Structural Features Associated With The Intrusion Of Diabase And Also By Faults And Strong Joint Systems That Are Later Than The Diabase.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siltstone In The Formation Has Been Recrystallized To Hornfels.
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, R. T., 1968 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177 , P. 39
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