Alkali Water Gap Prospect

The Alkali Water Gap Prospect is a mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,201 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: Alkali Water Gap Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 36.22139, -109.83889

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Alkali Water Gap Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alkali Water Gap Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Apache


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

Form: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Clay
Ore: Metahewettite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE BLACK MESA MINING AREA. ALKALI WATER GAP PROSPECT. BEING ONE OF THE MANY MINES THAT COMPRESE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH MINE OR PROSPET) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ALKALI WATER GAP MINE HAS TWO LOCATIONS, AN EXTENTION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATLY 2.6 MILES SW OF LOCATION NO. 1. ESTIMATED UTM COORDINATES FOR THIS SECOND LOCATION ARE: UTM NORTHING: 4005770.0 & UTM EASTING: 601570.0; TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION ARE GIVEN UNDER NAME AND LOCATION

Comment (Workings): ORE MINED MAINLY BY OPEN PITS AND RIM CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 182, P. 252-254.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIL SOCIETY 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK, P. 147-148.


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