Jasper Group

The Jasper Group is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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

Name: Jasper Group

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.74806, -111.74361

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Jasper Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jasper Group


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Vermillion Cliffs District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: La Salle Mining Co.
Years: 1955 -


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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.1405% U308 AND 0.1583%
Analytical Data: 3.00 MR/HR BG 0.017 MR/HR


Materials

Ore: Torbernite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002731 WITH RE CORD W016027 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON, T.G. THEO DORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): LOW GRADE MINERALIZATION

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED; ONLY A FEW TONS OF LOW GRADE ROCK PRODUCED

Comment (Workings): BLASTING FROM CLIFF FACE


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1970, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 182, P. 103-159, 202-289

Reference (Deposit): PETERSEN, 1957, USGS TEL-690, BOOK 1, P. 152-154

Reference (Deposit): HOLEN & TWITCHELL, 1955, USAEC RME-155, P. 116.

Reference (Deposit): ISACHSEN & EVENSEN, 1956, USGS PP 300, P. 263-280

Reference (Production): PETERSEN, 1957, P. 153


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