The Workman Claims is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.84583, -110.95667
Workman Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Workman ClaimsCommodity
Primary: UraniumTertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestAdministrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Workings
Type: Surface/UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Arizona Continental Uranium Inc.
Years: 1955 -
Years: 1955 -
Production
Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.1% U3o8
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.1% U3o8
Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.15% U3o8
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
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: TABULARStructure
Type: L
Description: Vertical Fractures Striking N60-80w, Nne Fractures Less Common
Description: Vertical Fractures Striking N60-80w, Nne Fractures Less Common
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
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
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Reference: KEITH, 1970, P. 277
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Reference Category: Production
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Reference: USAEC PUB RME-2071; KEITH, 1970.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABM FILE DATA.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1969, USGS PROF PAPER 595.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC RME-2071, P. 53.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.
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