The Kissee-Mitchell Lease is a uranium and manganese mine located in Mohave 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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Kissee-Mitchell Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kissee-Mitchell Lease
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
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
Owner Name: Baker, William
Years: 1957 -
Owner Name: B. F. Mitchell And A. L. Kissee
Years: 1957 -
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: PODS (MN), TABULAR (U)
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Joints Trend N28-30w, Dip 80-85s
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Staining In Association With Uranium Mineralization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Manganite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Marl
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1957)
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVITY: SCHIST-BACKGROUND 0.1 MR/HR, MAX 1.4 MR/HR; LIMESTONE-BACKGROUND 0.04 MR/HR, AVG 0.04 MR/HR
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): USAEC RME-158, 1970
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