Cato Sells Monument Mine

The Cato Sells Monument Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: Cato Sells Monument Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 36.92639, -109.88806

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Cato Sells Monument Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cato Sells Monument Mine
Secondary: Cato Sells Tract 1 and 2


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Apache


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1967
Time Period: -1967
Material type: ORE U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.24%U3o8
Year: 1951
Time Period: -1951
Material type: ORE U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.1%U3o8
Year: 1951
Time Period: -1951
Material type: ORE U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.25%U3o8


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: IRREGULAR MASSES, TABULAR LENSES, RODS (CYLINDRICAL LOG LIKE MASSES) AND ROLLS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: V: U RATIO IS 5:1


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM RECORD M030423 FROM MOLYBDENUM FILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): ITEMS NO. 8 & 9 CONTAIN 1.5% V2O5 & 0.75% V2O5, RESPECTIVELY. PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR ITEMS 8, 9, & 10 INCLUDE ADJOINING MONUMENT #2 MINE.

Comment (Deposit): NO URANIUM MINERALS HAVE BEEN FOUND HIGHER THAN 20 FT. ABOVE THE BASE OF THE CHANNELS, AND THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN THE LOWER 5 FT. OF THE MORE CARBONACEOUS SEDIMENTS.

Comment (Workings): FIGURES REPRESENT ONLY TWO OF THE MANY DEPOSITS BEING WORKED ON THIS PROPERTY.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS FOR 7 FT. INTO PERMIAN DECHELLY SANDSTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): REINHARDT, E.V., 1951, RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO MONUMENT VALLEY, U.S.A.E.L. RMO NO. 624

Reference (Deposit): RIDGE, J.D., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, VOL. 1, P. 799-803

Reference (Deposit): BAIN, G.W., 1952, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO PLATEAU, USAEL RMO NO. 982

Reference (Deposit): WITKIND & THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL. 1103


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