Brodie No. 5 Mine

The Brodie No. 5 Mine is a uranium mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,919 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: Brodie No. 5 Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Navajo

Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.85556, -110.07917

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Brodie No. 5 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brodie No. 5 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Navajo


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: LENTICULAR ORE PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES DOUBTFUL

Comment (Location): UTM ESTIMATED

Comment (Production): LITTLE PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.

Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.


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