Rainbow Mine

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

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.72972, -110.93528

Satelite image of the Rainbow Mine

Rainbow Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rainbow Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Production

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

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Alterations

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

Materials

Ore: Limonite

Comments

Comment Type: Production	Comment: NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT AND SOME BENCHING.
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: 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 Category: Deposit	Reference: 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 Category: Deposit	Reference: SCHWARTZ, R.J., 1957, URANIUM OCCURENCES OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PUBLICATION RME-2071, P. 43.