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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 33° 52'30" 33° 45' ,, Rado,n, i, picocuries pee liter 0 to 100 101 to 300 301 to 600 I> 601 to 900 [> 901 to 1500 [> 1501 to 4000 C> Uranium, in parts per billion Less than .2 .2 to .8 . g to l . 5 1. 6 to 2.2 3.lto5.4 Base frorn ll.S. r;eoloq1cal Survey l :62,500, McFadden Peak, Rockinstraw Mo untain, 1949; l :24,000, Picture Mountain, Copper Mountain, Greenback Creek, Anner Mountain, Theodo re Roosevelt Dam, \ •Ji ndy Hi ll, 1964 0 0 0 0 0 Studies Related to Wilderness 14° /, I /h 16 0 1~ z /u w I;: /~' c- I co I " V,, APPROX I MAlE MEA N DECLINA TI ON, 1964 The Wilderness Act (Pubt- i c Law 80-577, September 3, 1964) and related Acts, require the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to su rvey certain areas on Fede r al l ands to determine their mineral resource potential. Resu l ts must. be made available to the public and be submitted to the Adm i nistration and the Congress. These maps and reports present the resu l ts of a geological and mineral survey of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness ·,md Salome Study Area, Arizona. SCA LE 1 ri 2 'iOO Discussion The U.S. r.eologica l Survey conducted 11. geochemica l reconnaissnncc of the Sierra flcha Wilderness and Salome Study Area during April and May 1978. Within an area of 900 km , 62 sites were sampled. Water samples were col l ected [rom springs, seeps, radun was done within four hours of sample c ollection. in water samples are shown on the map by symbols. The analys ts were J. C. Negr i a nd J. B. McHugh. pools, and streams. Analysis for Radon and uranium concentrations DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES Fla gstaff 0 M ap showing area of report 33°52'30" 33°45· ' 111°07 30" 111 °00· Index of Wilderness and RARE II Areas Si erra Ancha Wilderness RAR E II areas designated Nonwilderness (NW) O 19: Sierra Anc ha Contiguous Area 022: Salo me Study Area 023· Cherry Cree k Area MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF -1162-C SHEET 1 OF 2 MAPS SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES AND THORIUM AND URANIUM IN DRY-STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN THE SIERRA ANCHA WILDERNESS AND SALOME STUDY AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA By J. C. Negri, R. B. Tripp, and J. B. McHugh 1980 11 11111 11 1 111 1111 111 11~1 1 i l!iI~li llill 111 1 llil li 1l l llll ll1 II I II I I III I 3 1818 00210876 7 Intenor - Geological Survey, Rcston, Va.- \980 For sale by Branch of Distrihuiion, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 2S286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

33° 52'30"

33° 45'

,,

Rado,n, i, picocuries pee liter

0 to 100 •

101 to 300 ~

301 to 600 I>

601 to 900 [>

901 to 1500 [> 1501 to 4000 C>

Uranium, in parts per billion

Less than .2

.2 to .8

. g to l . 5

1. 6 to 2 . 2

3.lto5.4

Base frorn ll.S. r;eoloq1cal Survey l :62,500, McFadden Peak, Rockinstraw Mo untain, 1949; l :24,000, Picture Mountain, Copper Mountain, Greenback Creek, Anner Mountain, Theodo re Roosevelt Dam, \•Ji ndy Hi ll, 1964

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0

0

0

0

Studies Related to Wilderness

14°

/, I /h

~ 16 0 1~ z /u w I;: ~ /~' c- I co

I " V,, APPROX IMAlE MEA N DECLINATI ON, 1964

The Wilderness Act (Pubt-i c Law 80-577, September 3, 1964) and related Acts, require the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to s urvey certain areas on Feder al l ands to determine their mineral resource potential. Resu l ts must. be made available to the public and be submitted to the Adm i nistration and the Congress. These maps and reports present the resul ts of a geological and mineral survey of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness ·,md Salome Study Area, Arizona.

SCA LE 1 ri 2 'iOO

Discussion The U.S. r.eological Survey conducted 11. geochemical reconnaissnncc of the Sierra flcha

Wilderness and Salome Study Area during April and May 1978. Within an area of 900 km , 62 sites were sampled.

Water samples were coll ected [rom springs, seeps, radun was done within four hours of sample collection. in water samples are shown on the map by symbols.

The analys t s were J. C. Negr i a nd J. B. McHugh.

pools, and streams. Analysis for Radon and uranium concentrations

DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES

Fla gstaff 0

Map showing area of report

33°52'30"

33°45·

'

111°07 30" 111°00·

Index of Wilderness and RARE II Areas

S ierra Ancha Wilderness

RAR E II areas designated Nonwilderness (NW)

O 19: Sierra Anc h a Contiguous Area

022: Salo m e Study Area

023· Cherry Cree k Area

MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF -1162-C

SHEET 1 OF 2

MAPS SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES AND THORIUM AND URANIUM IN DRY-STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN THE SIERRA ANCHA WILDERNESS AND SALOME STUDY AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA

By J. C. Negri, R. B. Tripp, and J. B. McHugh

1980 1111111111111111111111~11il!iI~llillill 1111llilli 1l lllll ll1II IIII IIII I

3 1818 00210876 7 Intenor- Geological Survey , Rcston, Va .- \980

For sale by Branch of Distrihuiion, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 2S286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225