The Alkali Water Gap Prospect is a mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.22139, -109.83889
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Alkali Water Gap Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alkali Water Gap Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Clay
Ore: Metahewettite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE BLACK MESA MINING AREA. ALKALI WATER GAP PROSPECT. BEING ONE OF THE MANY MINES THAT COMPRESE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH MINE OR PROSPET) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): ALKALI WATER GAP MINE HAS TWO LOCATIONS, AN EXTENTION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATLY 2.6 MILES SW OF LOCATION NO. 1. ESTIMATED UTM COORDINATES FOR THIS SECOND LOCATION ARE: UTM NORTHING: 4005770.0 & UTM EASTING: 601570.0; TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION ARE GIVEN UNDER NAME AND LOCATION
Comment (Workings): ORE MINED MAINLY BY OPEN PITS AND RIM CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 182, P. 252-254.
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIL SOCIETY 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK, P. 147-148.
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