Workman Claims

The Workman Claims is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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: Workman Claims

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.84583, -110.95667

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Workman Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Workman Claims

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Arizona Continental Uranium Inc.
Years: 1955 -

Production

Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.1% U3o8

Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.15% U3o8

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
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

Type: L
Description: Vertical Fractures Striking N60-80w, Nne Fractures Less Common

Alterations

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Uranophane

Ore: Marcasite

Ore: Pyrite

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Ore: Coffinite

Ore: Molybdenite

Ore: Pyrrhotite

Ore: Uraninite

Gangue: Limonite

Gangue: Gypsum

Comments

Comment Type: Development	Comment: 16 CLAIMS
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002876 WITH RECORD M030440 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment Type: Reserve-Resource	Comment: PROBABLY SMALL AMOUNT OF LOW-GRADE MINERALIZATION REMAINS.
Comment Type: Production	Comment: LESS THAN 200 TONS SHIPPED.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: BENCHES, 3 ADITS
Comment Type: Location	Comment: N SIDE OF WORKMAN CREEK, 400 FT ABOVE CREEK.

References

Reference Category: Reserve-Resource	Reference: KEITH, 1970, P. 277
Reference Category: Production	Reference: USAEC PUB RME-2071; KEITH, 1970.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABM FILE DATA.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1969, USGS PROF PAPER 595.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC RME-2071, P. 53.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.