The Alta Vista Claims is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.7153, -110.92280
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Alta Vista Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alta Vista Claims
Secondary: Irish Group
Secondary: Barco Group
Secondary: Little Sis
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kelton,A J And Marel,R H
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
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): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 5,7,8 AND 9
Reference (Deposit): USAEC 172-480 GILA COUNTY PRELIM RECONNAISSANCE 1954 P 87
Reference (Deposit): SUPPLEMENT TO USGS PP 595 P 5-6
Reference (Deposit): AND 95
Reference (Deposit): DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE USGS PP 595 1969 P 2,3,50,80
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER H C AND R RAUP GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE
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