Rainbow Mine

The Rainbow Mine is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Rainbow Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT AND SOME BENCHING.

Comment (Geology): A STRONGLY RADIOACTIVE MINERALOGIC SEPERATE OF GRAPHITE FROM NEAR THE FACE OF THE ADIT SUGGESTS THAT AT LEAST A PART OF THE URANIUM MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH GRAPHITE AND CARBON.

References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., RAUP, R.B., 1959, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 455.

Reference (Deposit): SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 43.

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