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Ward Terrace Mine, Sand Springs Mesa, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 45' 0'' North , 111° 8' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.75009,-111.13755
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2grh057
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cameron885 (2016)28.5km
Moenkopi964 (2011)40.8km
Tuba City8,611 (2011)43.8km
Tolani Lake280 (2011)43.9km
Hotevilla-Bacavi957 (2011)46.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
311969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:311969:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hosteen Nez Mining Company Tract; Hosteen Nez claim group


An U-Mn occurrence/mine located in approximate sec. 5, T27N, R12E, G&SRM, 8.7 km (5.4 miles) SW of Sand Springs Mesa (summit) (coordinates of record). This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. The geographic coordinates presented for this locality are approximate to the center of sec. 5.

Mineralization is an U-Mn deposit hosted in black, carbonaceous conglomerate and sandy shales of the Kayenta Formation. Manganese oxides (psilomelane) and carbonized wood with secondary uranium minerals are present.

Workings include surface openings comprised of rim strippings.

Production was 61 tons of ore @ 0.10% U3O8; 0.10% V2O5 (1950, 1952, 1956). Radiation level is 6X background.

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References

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report #PRR-____ (89).
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Report #PRR-UP-76.
USGS Badger Spring, Arizona, quadrangle 7½ minute topo map.
Flagstaff National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) 1° x 2° map.
Ellsworth, P.C. (1952), Geological reconnaissance of the Hosteen Nez claims, Tuba City, Arizona: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report TM-7, 5 p.
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143. RME-2071: 163.
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