The Black and Blackwater Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,279 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 36.90861, -109.88833
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Black and Blackwater Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black and Blackwater Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR ORE PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: V:U RATIO IS 5:1
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Montroseite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINED OUT
Comment (Location): NAVAJO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED WITH MONUMENT NO. 2
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS 7 FT. INTO PERMIAN DECHELLY SANDSTONE
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM RECORD M030423 FROM MOLYBDENUM FILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
Reference (Deposit): WITKIND AND THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL. 1103
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182
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