Mine detail: Ramco No. 21 Claim

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Location

Lat / long:

35.73975, -111.301

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Carnotite, Uraninite, Uranophane, Zippeite
Gangue:	Calcite, Gypsum, Jarosite, Limonite, Montmorillonite
Orebody form:	LENS/PODS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Mudstone,Sandstone
Associated type:	Clay, Mud,Basalt
Alteration processes:	All Ore Bodies In The Area Are Surrounded By Light Brown To Yellowish Brown Alteration Halos Which Cut Across The Normal Purple And Gray Beds Of Host Rock Types. These Halos Are Characterized By A High Content Of Jarosite And Hydrous Iron Oxides, Seriticization Of Feldspar, And An Increase In Trace Amounts Of Molybdenum Near The Ore.

References

MRDS	M002729
DEP	10027286
Reference	{Deposit:: PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZ.: ABM BULL. 182, P. 118, 214 - 234.}{Deposit:: HINKLEY, D. N., 1955, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CAMERON AREA, COCONINO CO.: ARIZ.; USAEC-RME-81.}{Deposit:: BOLLIN, E.M., AND KERR, P.F., 1958, URANIUM MINERALIZATION NEAR CAMERON, ARIZ.: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 9TH FIELD CONFERENCE.}{Deposit:: CHENOWETH, W.L., AND MALAN, R.C., 1973, THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 24TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139 .}{Deposit:: ISACHSEN, Y.W., AND EVENSEN, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE SHINARUMP AND CHINLE FORMATIONS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 300, P. 263.}{Deposit:: US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, GRAND JUNCTIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE, OCT. 1959 , GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UNITED STATES.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: NMGS 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK, ABM BULL. # 182.}
Reporter	Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.)