Lehneer Prospect

The Lehneer Prospect is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,360 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: Lehneer Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 3,360 Feet (1,024 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.91139, -111.63889

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Lehneer Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lehneer Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Vermillion Cliffs District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL, TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Zippeite


Comments

Comment (Production): SHORT DRIFT ON MINERALIZATION, BUT NO PRODUCTION

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY DRIFTS

Comment (Geology): SAND GRAINS ARE COATED WITH URANIUM AND COPPER MINERALS WITHIN OXIDIZED AREAS


References

Reference (Deposit): PHOENIX, DAVID A., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE LEE FERRY AREA, USGS BULL. 1137 P. 58 - 60 .

Reference (Deposit): PEIRLE, WESLEY H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM & URANIUM IN ARIZ.: ABM, BULL. 182 , P. 119 & 217 .


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