The Hosten Nez and Yellow Jeep Prospects is a uranium mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,449 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: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.78583, -111.07528
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Hosten Nez and Yellow Jeep Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hosten Nez and Yellow Jeep Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPECIMENS RANGE FROM 0.035 % TO 3.88 % U3O8
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION REPLACES CLAY PEBBLES, COATS FRACTURES AND BEDDING SURFACES, AND IMPREGNATES MANGANESE CONCREATIONS AND CARBONIZED FOSSIL WOOD.
Comment (Geology): THE SHALY SANDSTONE IS VARICOLORED AND OTHER SANDSTONE CONTAINS CLAY PEBBLES.
Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION BUT AMOUNT INDEFINITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., AND RAUP, R.B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZ.: USGS BULLETIN 1147-A, P. A-7.
Reference (Deposit): AUSTIN, R.S., 1964, MINERALOGY OF CAMERON AREA, COCONINO, CO., ARIZ.:USAEL - RME - 99, P. 17.
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA; ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 230.
Reference (Production): ABM BULL. 182
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