The Dollar Bill Claims is a garnet and uranium mine located in Pima county, Arizona.
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
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Dollar Bill Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dollar Bill Claims
Commodity
Primary: Garnet
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Tantalum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMARSKITE FOUND IN NATURAL TROUGHS IN STREAM BED FOR 2-3 MILES. DEPOSIT IS NOT DEEP.
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES,ARIZONA:US ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. RME-159,P.56
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