Devil's Chasm Group

The Devil's Chasm Group is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona.

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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: Devil's Chasm Group

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation:

Primary Mineral: Uranium

Lat, Long: 33.82333, -110.86167

Satelite image of the Devil's Chasm Group

Devil's Chasm Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Devil's Chasm Group
Secondary: Blue Rock No. 2
Secondary: Cherry Creek No. 4

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

Ownership

Owner Name: Frank Meadows And Roy Wilson

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

Structure

Type: L
Description: Limonite Filled Fracture

Alterations

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment Type: Location	Comment: IN DEVIL'S CHASM ON W SIDE OF CHERRY CREEK CANYON. INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment Type: Commodity	Comment: RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 0.1-0.15 MR/HR, MAX 4.5 MR/HR.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: SEVERAL BENCHES AND OPEN CUTS

References

Reference Category: Deposit

Reference: USAEC RME-156, 1970