Great Gain Claims

The Great Gain Claims is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 feet.

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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

Name: Great Gain Claims

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Primary Mineral: 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

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Minarek,Wm
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1958

Owner Name: Desert Queen U Co
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1955

Production

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

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: QUARTZITE GILA CO,AZ USGS PP 595 1969 P 2-3
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: SUPPLEMENT TO USGS PP 595 P 40-42
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR CARD FILE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER AND RAUP U DEP IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE USGS
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: BULL 1046 P 1959 P 475
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS MCFADDEN PEAK QUAD
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: GRANGER AND RAUP GEO OF THE U DEP IN THE DRIPPING SRRING
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PIERCE,H COAL,OIL,NATURAL GAS,HELIUM,AND U DEP IN AZ ABM
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: BULL 182 1970 P 268
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-480 P 80