The Half Moon #3 Prospect is a uranium mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,979 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: 2,979 Feet (908 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 32.47861, -110.51056
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Half Moon #3 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Half Moon #3 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Redington District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack G. Green(
Home Office: Tucson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES: 0.054 - 0.071 % EU3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE BULLDOZER CUT, 5 FEET DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 31
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