The Hunt's Mesa is a uranium and copper mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,240 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: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.88333, -110.05833
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Hunt's Mesa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hunt's Mesa
Secondary: Sam Charlie No. 1
Secondary: Koley No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: CHANNEL FILL
Form: CHANNEL FILL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE ASSAY: 4.78% U308, 6.12% V205, 0.51% CU
Analytical Data: REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE ASSAYS: 0.06-0.14% U308, 0.96-1.26 V205, 0.10-2.69% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SHINARUMP MEMBER RANGES FROM 2-75 FT THICK ON MESA
Comment (Location): 140 MILES S OF MONTICELLO, UTAH; ON NAVAJO INDIAN RESERVATION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE IS GIVEN FOR BOTH CHANNELS ON MESA
References
Reference (Deposit): CHESTER, USAEC RMO-801
Reference (Deposit): WITKIND & THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL 1103, P. 136-139
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