Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims

The Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Ramco Nos. 20 and 22 Claims
Secondary: Ramco 20-& 22

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS/PODS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: All Ore Bodies In The Area Are Surrounded By Light Brown To Yellowish Brown Alteration Halos Which Cut Across The Normal Purple And Gray Beds Of Host Rock Types. These Halos Are Characterized By A High Content Of Jarosite And Hydrous Iron Oxides, Seriticization Of Feldspar, And An Increase In Trace Amounts Of Molybdenum Near The Ore.

Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Montmorillonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Kaolin
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Production): ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE IN IRREGULAR SCOUR AND FILL SEDIMENTS TRENDING NORTHEAST.

Comment (Workings): MOSTLY OPEN PIT, WITH RANGES OF 10 FT. TO 125 FT. STRIPPING MAXIMUM DEPTH 140 FT. ( VERY FEW ADITS, SHAFTS OR UNDERGROUND ROOMS).

Comment (Geology): MONTMORILLONITIC CLAY DERIVED FROM VOLCANIC ASH.

References

Reference (Deposit): BOLLIM, E.M., AND KERR, P.F., 1958, URANIUM MINERALIZATION NEAR CAMERON, ARIZ.: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 9TH FIELD CONFERENCE.

Reference (Deposit): HINKLEY, D.N., 1955, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CAMERON AREA, COCONINO CO., ARIZ.: USAEC-RME-81.

Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZ.: ABM BULL. 182, P. 118, 214 - 234, Table 1.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): NWGS 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK, ABM BULL. #182.

Reference (Deposit): US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, GRAND JUNCTIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE, OCT. 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UNITED STATES.

Reference (Deposit): ISACHSEM, Y.W., AND EVAMSEN, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE SHINARUMP AND CHINLE FORMATIONS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 300, P. 263.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., AND MALAM, R.C., 1973, THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 24TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139.

Reference (Location): USGS WUPATKI NE QUAD

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