The Great Gain Claims is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.9022, -111.04170
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Great Gain Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Gain Claims
Secondary: Grand Gain
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Minarek,Wm
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1958
Owner Name: Desert Queen U Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1955
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): QUARTZITE GILA CO,AZ USGS PP 595 1969 P 2-3
Reference (Deposit): SUPPLEMENT TO USGS PP 595 P 40-42
Reference (Deposit): ADMR CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER AND RAUP U DEP IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE USGS
Reference (Deposit): BULL 1046 P 1959 P 475
Reference (Deposit): USGS MCFADDEN PEAK QUAD
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER AND RAUP GEO OF THE U DEP IN THE DRIPPING SRRING
Reference (Deposit): PIERCE,H COAL,OIL,NATURAL GAS,HELIUM,AND U DEP IN AZ ABM
Reference (Deposit): BULL 182 1970 P 268
Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-480 P 80
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