Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims

The Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.87583, -111.60528

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Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


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: Float
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: FRAGMENTS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CALCIUM STAINED FLOAT INDICATED 0.20 % U3O8


Materials

Ore: Metahewettite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES FOUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): BARRETT, D.C., AND COLLINS, C., 1953, PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT: USAEL, RME 155.

Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ABM BULL. 182, P. 218.


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