The Red Head #2 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.15472, -106.64167
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Red Head #2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Head #2 Mine
Secondary: Mines: Redbird Adit
Secondary: Hillfoot
Secondary: Tinney #2
Secondary: Coyote Hill #1
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Chama Basin
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Minerals Mining Co., Craig, Co
Years: 1978 -
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE V
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.16% V2o5
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.16% U3o8
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DIRECTIONS GIVEN IN ANDERSON'S (1980) REPORT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 39 TONS OF ORE
Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT IS AVAILABLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT, TRENDING N 50 W, THAT IS 5 FT HIGH, 5 FT WIDE, AND 50 FT LONG.
Comment (Geology): CHENOWETH (1974) ASSIGNED ALL THE URANIUM-BEARING ROCKS TO THE ABO FORMATION. ; GEOL.ENV: PLATFORM COVER ROCKS INCL COAST PLNS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
References
Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-387
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-387, 3-7
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, US AEC, TM-194
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