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Donna Lee Mine (Donna Lee deposit; Anomaly B6-4), Deep Creek Canyon, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Donna Lee Mine (Donna Lee deposit; Anomaly B6-4)Mine
Deep Creek CanyonCanyon
Sierra Ancha Wilderness AreaArea
Sierra Ancha Mining DistrictMining District
Sierra Ancha MountainsMountain Range
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 46' 17'' North , 110° 51' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.77139,-110.86194
GeoHash:
G#: 9w10j7bu9
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Young666 (2011)37.9km
Copper Hill108 (2011)39.0km
Claypool1,538 (2011)40.1km
Tonto Basin1,424 (2011)40.5km
Central Heights-Midland City2,534 (2011)41.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona41km
Mindat Locality ID:
47158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47158:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former surface and underground U-Cu mine located on 15 claims in the SE¼ sec. 13, T5N, R14E, on the SW side of the canyon of Deep Creek, in the McFadden quadrangle, on National Forest (wilderness) land. Owned by the Miami Copper Co.

Mineralization is the Donna Lee deposit. The flat-lying Dripping Spring Quartzite is overlain by remnants of the lower part of the Mescal Limestone. The deposits are in strongly weathered & oxidized gray siltstone and very fine-grained sandstone in the upper member of the Dripping Spring. An associated rock unit is diabase.

Workings include 2 adits at 90 and 85 feet long, respectively, and reached a depth of 27.43 meters. No production record.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘChalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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Link to USGS MRDS:10027372

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References

USGS McFadden Peak Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027372, MRDS ID #M002977; and Dep. ID #10282830, MAS ID #0040070295.
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1959), Uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Gila County, Arizona, USGS Bull. 1046-P: 417, 442, 461-463.
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Arizona, USGS PP 595: 2-3.
Granger, H.C. & R.B. Raup (1969), Geology of uranium deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Arizona, USGS PP 595 Open File Report and Supplement: 94, 146.
Schwartz, R.J. (1978) Uranium Occurrences of Gila County, Arizona: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, October 1957, Publication RME-2071: 22.
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