The Riverview Mine is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.65417, -111.35111
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Riverview Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Riverview Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Breccia Pipe District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
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: ELLIPTICALLY SHAPED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration Of Host Rock Mudstone From Reddish-Brown To Grayish Green And Bleaching Of Host Rock Sediments.
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY OPEN CUTS AND SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): KNOWN ORE AT THE RIVERVIEW MINE IS LIMITED TO A SINGLE SHEAR ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE PIPE AND FAVORABLE BEDS OVERLYING IT
References
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W. L., BLAKEMORE, P. P., ( 1961 ),RIVERVIEW MINE, COCONINO., ARIZ.; PLATEAU, V. 33 NO. 4
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