Mine detail: El Pequito Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.86639, -111.63797

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Uraninite
Orebody form:	MINERALIZED CHANNEL IS A SMALL SPOON-SHAPED OFFSHOOT FROM A MUCH DEEPER AND MORE PRONOUNCE CHANNEL

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Host Rock Is Referred To As The Shinarump Member
Host type:	Sandstone
Alteration processes:	A Bleached Zone Up To 3 Or 4 Feet Thick Occurs Beneath Host Rock

References

MRDS	M002830
DEP	10027314
Reference	{Deposit:: PHOENIX, DAVID A., 1963 , GEOLOGY OF THE LEES FERRY AREA, USGS BULL. 1137 , P. 58 - 60 .}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, WESLEY H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ABM BULL. 182 , P. 119 & 217 .}
Reporter	Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.)