Red Bluff Prospect

The Red Bluff Prospect is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: Red Bluff Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.72972, -110.95139

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Red Bluff Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bluff Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Little Harquahala District


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.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1950 - 1954
Material type: U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.38 % U3o8


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY 3.0 MR. PER HOUR OR GREATER


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY FIVE ADITS, A NARROW OPENCUT, AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WARM CREEK CANYON


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1959, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 45.

Reference (Deposit): KAISER, E.P., 1951, URANIFEROUS QUARTZITE, RED BLUFF PROSPECT GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR, 137, P. 10.

Reference (Deposit): SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURRENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 45.

Reference (Deposit): SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE ANDURANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT. OF ENERGY, P. 184.

Reference (Production): US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071 , P. 45


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