The Lehneer Prospect is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,360 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: 3,360 Feet (1,024 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.91139, -111.63889
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Lehneer Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lehneer Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL, TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Zippeite
Comments
Comment (Production): SHORT DRIFT ON MINERALIZATION, BUT NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): SAND GRAINS ARE COATED WITH URANIUM AND COPPER MINERALS WITHIN OXIDIZED AREAS
References
Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX, DAVID A., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE LEE FERRY AREA, USGS BULL. 1137 P. 58 - 60 .
Reference (Deposit): PEIRLE, WESLEY H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM & URANIUM IN ARIZ.: ABM, BULL. 182 , P. 119 & 217 .
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