USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Coconino County
Rainbow Group
Unconfirmed Manganese Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Coconino
- Mining district
- Heber District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Manganese
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
An U occurrence/claim located in approximate T39N, R2E, G&SRM. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database. Mineralization is possibly carnotite in medium-coarse sandstone and fossil logs in small channels within the Chinle Formation. A se…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Psilomelane
- commodity:Uranium
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 311938
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (1)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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