The Kitten No. 1 Claim is a uranium mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 34.60944, -113.20083
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Kitten No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kitten No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tungstona District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Regional Joint Trend Is N 23 W, 85 Ne
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.094 AND 0.013 %
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY SHALLOW
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1147 - A, P. 46 - 7
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