Fort Apache Indian Reservation

The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 feet.

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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: Fort Apache Indian Reservation

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.8375, -110.68667

Satelite image of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Fort Apache Indian Reservation MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fort Apache Indian Reservation

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila

Land Status

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Rocks Have Been Strongly Affected By Structural Features Associated With The Intrusion Of Diabase And Also By Faults And Strong Joint Systems That Are Later Than The Diabase.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siltstone In The Formation Has Been Recrystallized To Hornfels.

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Ore: Marcasite

Ore: Pyrite

Ore: Pyrrhotite

Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment Type: Production	Comment: NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment Type: Location	Comment: LOCATED ON THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION

References

Reference Category: Deposit

Reference: MOORE, R. T., 1968 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177 , P. 39