Gossan No. 4 Prospect

The Gossan No. 4 Prospect is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,041 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gossan No. 4 Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SURFACE RADIOMETRIC, 1954 , 0.015 - 0.025 MR/HR

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION LAND LINES UNSURVEYED

References

Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 TO 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , JUNE 1970 , P. 44

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