The Grand Canyon is a copper and uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,039 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: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.0172, -111.97610
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Grand Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grand Canyon
Secondary: Grandview
Secondary: No1 Pat Claim 3591
Secondary: Number Four Pat Claim 3592a
Secondary: Number Five Pat Claim 3592a
Secondary: Canyon Copper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Calcium
Secondary: Kaolin
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Selenium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS VISHNU TEMPLE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ROSEVEARE,G.H.,AZ,B.M.BULL.180,P
Reference (Deposit): MOORE,R. & ROSEVEARE,G,AZ.B.M.#180,P259
Reference (Deposit): USBM CRIB #W016025
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LAST CHANCE MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET #102
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS,S.F.,USGS BULL 260,P221-232
Reference (Deposit): US-AEC PRELIM.RPT 172-479,P57
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