Collins Mine

The Collins Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,519 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

Name: Collins Mine

State:  New Mexico

County:  Sandoval

Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.66833, -106.89583

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Collins Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Collins Mine
Secondary: Mine: Warm Springs
Secondary: Burke-Goodner Lease
Secondary: Goodner
Secondary: J.Walker No. 1
Secondary: Claim: Warm Springs Prospect
Secondary: White Lillie 1


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Year Last Production: 1959
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 48

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 311

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1


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