The Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.73556, -111.29361
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Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims
Secondary: Ramco 20-& 22
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS/PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: All Ore Bodies In The Area Are Surrounded By Light Brown To Yellowish Brown Alteration Halos Which Cut Across The Normal Purple And Gray Beds Of Host Rock Types. These Halos Are Characterized By A High Content Of Jarosite And Hydrous Iron Oxides, Seriticization Of Feldspar, And An Increase In Trace Amounts Of Molybdenum Near The Ore.
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE IN IRREGULAR SCOUR AND FILL SEDIMENTS TRENDING NORTHEAST.
Comment (Workings): MOSTLY OPEN PIT, WITH RANGES OF 10 FT. TO 125 FT. STRIPPING MAXIMUM DEPTH 140 FT. ( VERY FEW ADITS, SHAFTS OR UNDERGROUND ROOMS).
Comment (Geology): MONTMORILLONITIC CLAY DERIVED FROM VOLCANIC ASH.
References
Reference (Deposit): BOLLIM, E.M., AND KERR, P.F., 1958, URANIUM MINERALIZATION NEAR CAMERON, ARIZ.: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 9TH FIELD CONFERENCE.
Reference (Deposit): HINKLEY, D.N., 1955, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CAMERON AREA, COCONINO CO., ARIZ.: USAEC-RME-81.
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZ.: ABM BULL. 182, P. 118, 214 - 234, Table 1.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): NWGS 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK, ABM BULL. #182.
Reference (Deposit): US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, GRAND JUNCTIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE, OCT. 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UNITED STATES.
Reference (Deposit): ISACHSEM, Y.W., AND EVAMSEN, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE SHINARUMP AND CHINLE FORMATIONS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 300, P. 263.
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., AND MALAM, R.C., 1973, THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 24TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139.
Reference (Location): USGS WUPATKI NE QUAD
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