The May No. 2 Claim is a uranium, iron, and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,551 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: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Iron, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.97833, -110.86944
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May No. 2 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: May No. 2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting
Type: L
Description: Zone Of Minute Cracks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): WELLS AND RAMBOSEK, 1954, USAEC RME-2005
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