Golondrina Prospect

The Golondrina Prospect is a uranium mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Golondrina Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Golondrina District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest

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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: CAVITIES, FRACTURE FILLINGS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USBM SAMPLE: 0.26% U3O8, 0.221% U3O8.

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyromorphite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IS MOSTLY LOW GRADE.

Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFT, AND 2 OPEN PITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1147-A, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN GRAHAM, GRANT, GREENLEE, AND MARICOPA COUNTIES, ARIZONA 1950 TO 1957, 1970, US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME 151, P. 5, 27.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., KEITH, S.B., AND WILT, J.C., 1970, ABM BULL. 182, P. 103-146.

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