Red Bluff Prospect

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

State: Arizona

County: Gila

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

Primary Mineral: 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
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

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

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Alterations

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 Type:
Workings

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

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: 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 Category: Deposit	Reference: KAISER, E.P., 1951, URANIFEROUS QUARTZITE, RED BLUFF PROSPECT GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR, 137, P. 10.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURRENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 45.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SCARBOROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE ANDURANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT. OF ENERGY, P. 184.
Reference Category: Production	Reference: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071 , P. 45