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St. Louis group, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 46' 5'' North , 114° 11' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.76806,-114.18500
GeoHash:
G#: 9myf3tjpb
GRN:
N22W69
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wellton2,936 (2017)11.2km
Tacna602 (2011)23.0km
Fortuna Foothills26,265 (2011)24.5km
Buckshot153 (2017)28.0km
El Prado Estates504 (2017)32.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
33631
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33631:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An U deposit/prospect located in the center sec. 2, T8S, R19W, on land of unknown status. Mr. Joe Baker et al had unspecified involvement here (1955).

Mineralization is traces of uranophane, autunite, pyromorphite, carnotite, and unidentified uranium minerals in Tertiary volcanic tuffs and ash, opalized mudstone, and other lacustrine sediments. Probable origin of the uranium was tuffaceous volcanic rhyolite. Specific species have not been attributed to this or any other specific prospect.

Field explorations only.

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References

US Atomic Energy Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports PB172-491.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10183941, MAS ID #0040270446.
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 192. Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology p.164 - Table 4
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
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