The Cataract Deposit is a uranium mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,440 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: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 33.9292, -111.06670
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Cataract Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cataract Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Cataract Mining 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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE GILA CO,AZ USGS PP 595 1969 P
Reference (Deposit): 2-3
Reference (Deposit): SUPPLEMENT TO USGS PP 595 PP24-27
Reference (Deposit): USAEC 172-480 GILA COUNTY PRELIM RECONNAISSANCE REPORT 1955
Reference (Deposit): FILE A-P-353 P 125
Reference (Deposit): USGS COPPER MTN QUAD
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER,HARRY C AND ROBERT B RAUP GEO OF U DEP IN THE
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