White Flow #1 Mine

The White Flow #1 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 8,100 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: White Flow #1 Mine

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.2025, -106.88306

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White Flow #1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Flow #1 Mine
Secondary: Mines: White Flo #1
Secondary: Claims: Corral #3 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Vegitas Cluster-Gallina


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Whiteflo Mining Co.


Production

Year: 1954
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.12% V2o5
Year: 1954
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.08% U3o8


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Year Last Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S

Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A LIGHT GREY AND RED ARKOSIC SILTSTONE, AND MUDSTONE ALONG CHANNEL SCOURS IN THE CUTLER FORMATION.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NORTHEAST TRENDING OPEN CUT AND A LARGE DUMP THE CUT IS 100 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE AND HAS A MAXIMUM DEPT OF 6 FT. THE DUMP HAS A CONICAL SHAPE, 125 FT LONG BY 10-12 FT WIDE WITH AN AVERAGE HEIGHT OF 4 FT.

Comment (Geology): MCLEMORE (1983) PLACES THIS DEPOSIT IN THE PERMIAN ABO FORMATION.

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR LOCATION MARKED ON ANDERSON'S (1980) MAP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 4 TONS OF ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-402, 3-7

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 3-7

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 46


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