The Pinenut is a uranium mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.51361, -112.72528
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Pinenut MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pinenut
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR WATER CANYON POINT. NO SECTIONS IN QUADRANGLE.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT AND PERMITTING UNDERWAY 1984-86.
References
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-86: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1988, GRAMA SPRING 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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