Suckerite Deposit

The Suckerite Deposit is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,374 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: Suckerite Deposit
Secondary: Charles Jr. No 1 and 2

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Standard Ores And Alloys Co.
Years: 1955 -

Production

Year: 1970
Time Period: 1955-1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.234% U3o8
Year: 1957
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.22% U3o8
Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^14% U3o8

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MAX RADIOACTIVITY IS 3 MR/HR, AVERAGE IS LESS THAN 1.5 MR/HR

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Gypsum
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE DIABASE AND SYENITE ARE CUT BY PEGMATITE AND MAFIC DIKES. THE WHOLE TILTED BLOCK IS A XENOLITH IN DIABASES

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964

Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE SIERRA ANCHA URANIUM CORP, URANIUM CORP OF AMERICA, STANDARD MIN. CO, TULSA MINERALS INC

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, 2 LEVELS OF SHORT DRIFTS, 150 FT ADIT, 100 FT INCLINED SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M003112 WITH RECORD M030442 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.

Reference (Deposit): SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC PUB RME-2071.

Reference (Deposit): SCARBOROUGH, 1981, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 187.

Reference (Deposit): ABM FILE DATA.

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