The Black Brush Prospect is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,839 feet.
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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: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.97333, -110.91444
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Black Brush Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Brush Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Just Above The Diabase The Dripping Spring Is Locally Converted To Hornfels
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY 0.75 TO 5.0 MR. PER HOUR
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Torbernite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY AVERAGES 1.5 FT THICK AND TRENDS NNE ALONG FRACTURES.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCARBOROUGH,R.B.,1981,RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA,ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT. OF ENERGY, P180.
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H. C., RAUP, R. B., 1959 , URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 475 .
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