The Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.87583, -111.60528
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Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sandy No. 1, 2, and 3 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
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: Float
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: FRAGMENTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CALCIUM STAINED FLOAT INDICATED 0.20 % U3O8
Materials
Ore: Metahewettite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): BARRETT, D.C., AND COLLINS, C., 1953, PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT: USAEL, RME 155.
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ABM BULL. 182, P. 218.
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