Mesa 4¼ Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mesa 4¼ Mine | Mine |
White Ash Peak | Peak |
Lukachukai Mining District | Mining District |
Lukachukai Mountains | Mountain Range |
Apache County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 31'' North , 109° 16' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lukachukai | 1,701 (2011) | 12.6km |
Round Rock | 789 (2011) | 18.3km |
Tsaile | 1,205 (2011) | 25.1km |
Sehili | 135 (2011) | 28.8km |
Many Farms | 1,348 (2011) | 36.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
72385
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72385:8
GUID (UUID V4):
786b1317-22d2-4d66-b445-41f1a1de0ad6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mesa IV¼ Mine; Mesa No. 4¼ Mine
A former U-V occurrence/underground mine located in the SE¼ sec. 18, T36N, R29E, G&SRM, 2.5 km (1.6 miles) SE of White Ash Peak. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. NOTE: This is apparently not the 1212 Mine, some 1.2 km distant that also is termed the Mesa IV ¼ Mine.
Mineralization is an U-V deposit hosted in the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. Local rocks include Oligocene to Paleocene[?] sedimentary rocks.
Workings include underground openings comprised of an incline.
Production was 344 tons of ore @ 0.15% U3O8; 1.16% V2O5 (1965 & 1968).
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Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10185880 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona & Utah
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado Plateau
- Apache; Navajo and San Juan Cos.
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- ⭔Navajo Nation Indian ReservationReservation
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