Mine detail: Suckerite Deposit

Previously called 'Charles Jr. No 1 and 2'

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Location

Lat / long:

33.84563, -110.97431

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Copper, Molybdenum, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Uraninite
Gangue:	Gypsum, Limonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Other material:	Pyrite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member
Host type:	Diabase,Quartzite
Associated type:	Syenite,Diabase
Structure:	Vertical N70w Striking Fractures, A Few Strong Nne Trending Joints, Bedding Plane Fractures

References

MRDS	M003112
DEP	10027448
Reference	{Deposit:: GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.}{Deposit:: SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC PUB RME-2071.}{Deposit:: SCARBOROUGH, 1981, ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT OF ENERGY, P. 187.}{Deposit:: ABM FILE DATA.}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.