The England - Hill - Bixby Groups is a thorium and uranium mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 32.04278, -111.11639
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England - Hill - Bixby Groups MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: England - Hill - Bixby Groups
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 11.8 % EU3O8 , 4.95 % CU3O8 , 26 % THO2
Materials
Ore: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTIONS 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 27 . UTM LOCATION IS GENERAL FOR AREA, SAN XAVIER INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Workings): ONE OPEN PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 19
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