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Boyd Tisi No. 2 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USAi
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Boyd Tisi No. 2 MineMine
CameronCensus-designated Place
Cameron Mining DistrictMining District
Coconino CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' 40'' North , 111° 22' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.86112,-111.37013
GeoHash:
G#: 9w2u18qdp
GRN:
N24W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cameron885 (2016)4.2km
Moenkopi964 (2011)30.8km
Tuba City8,611 (2011)32.6km
Tonalea549 (2011)63.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
44721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44721:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former U-V occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 30, T29N, R10E, G&SRM, 4.1 km (2.6 miles) ESE of Cameron.

Mineralization is an U-V deposit hosted in fine-grained sandstone of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation. Local rocks include rocks of the Chinle Formation.

Workings include a 150 x 50 x 45 foot deep open pit.

Production was 794 tons of ore @0.30% U3O8 and 0.04% V2O5 (1957-1958).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Flagstaff NTMS.
USGS Cameron quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission RME-141 (1959).
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182: Table 1.
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: 145.
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040050044.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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