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Arizona · Apache County

Step Mesa

Unconfirmed Uranium Underground

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Apache
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Uranium
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former U-V occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 30, T36N, R29E, G&SRM, 3 miles SE of White Ash Peak, on the W side of the ridge. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. Mineralization is tyuyamunite and carnotite…

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  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Carnotite
  • commodity:Uranium
  • commodity:Vanadium
  • Mudstone
  • Sandstone
  • Tyuyamunite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 72243

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (6)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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