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
Elevation: 5,374 Feet (1,638 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.84556, -110.97361
Suckerite Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Suckerite DepositSecondary: Charles Jr. No 1 and 2
Commodity
Primary: UraniumTertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Sierra Ancha District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestAdministrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Workings
Type: Surface/UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Standard Ores And Alloys Co.
Years: 1955 -
Years: 1955 -
Production
Year: 1970
Time Period: 1955-1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.234% U3o8
Time Period: 1955-1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.234% U3o8
Year: 1957
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.22% U3o8
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.22% U3o8
Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^14% U3o8
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
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: IRREGULARStructure
Type: L
Description: Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures
Description: Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
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 Type: Geology |
Comment: THE DIABASE AND SYENITE ARE CUT BY PEGMATITE AND MAFIC DIKES. THE WHOLE TILTED BLOCK IS A XENOLITH IN DIABASES |
| Comment Type: Location |
Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964 |
| Comment Type: Development |
Comment: PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE SIERRA ANCHA URANIUM CORP, URANIUM CORP OF AMERICA, STANDARD MIN. CO, TULSA MINERALS INC |
| Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: OPEN CUTS, DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, 2 LEVELS OF SHORT DRIFTS, 150 FT ADIT, 100 FT INCLINED SHAFT. |
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: 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
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC PUB RME-2071.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: SCARBOROUGH, 1981, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 187.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABM FILE DATA.
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