The Lobos Group is a uranium mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 31.64417, -111.67167
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Lobos Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lobos Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Epidotized Quartzite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE: 0.13 % EU3O8
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTIONS UNSURVEYED. PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Commodity): YELLOW BROWN SECONDARY URANIUM MINERALS
Comment (Workings): LOCATION PITS
Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 43
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