Mine detail: Willie Waters Mine

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Location: Apache County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.89918, -109.89987
dep_id: 10027521
mrds_id: M003236
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium, Vanadium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Carnotite, Tyuyamunite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR ORE PODS
ore_ctrl: Deposits Occur In Bottom Of Most Paleostream Channels, Usually With Carbonaceous Debris
Reporter: Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_unit: Host Rock Is Known As Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139.
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.
  • Deposit:: PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
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