The Vermilion No.1 Mine is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,921 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: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.68611, -111.87778
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Vermilion No.1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vermilion No.1 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Vermillion Cliffs District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF LOW GRADE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES OF LOW GRADE VERY LIMITED
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002734 WITH RE CORD M030424 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1970, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 182, P. 103-159, 202-289.
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, 1957, USGS TEI-690, BOOK 1, P. 152.
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, 1959, ECON. GEOL. V.54, P. 254-257.
Reference (Deposit): ISACHSEN & EVENSEN, 1956, USGS PP 300, P. 263-280.
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1970, P. 219
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