The Van Hill Claims is a uranium mine located in Pima 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
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 32.30028, -110.49611
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Van Hill Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Hill Claims
Secondary: Van Hill Nos. 1 - 8
Secondary: Vanover
Secondary: Bluestate
Secondary: Bluerock
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Redington District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: R. M. Vanover
Years: 1954 -
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, LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES: 0.008 % U, 0.17 % EU, 0.011 - 0.021 %
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 0.02 MR/HR, MAX 4.2 MR/HR
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C. AND RAUP, R.B., 1962, RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1147-A, P. 36.
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 - 1957: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME-159, JUNE 1970, P. 53 , 55.
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