The Enos Johnson is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,461 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,461 Feet (2,274 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 36.41444, -109.00278
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Enos Johnson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Enos Johnson
Secondary: Mines: Enos Johnson 1
Secondary: Enos Johnson 2
Secondary: Enos Johnson 3
Secondary: Enos Johnson 1-4
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: RAY WILLIAMS MINING
Production
Year: 1970
Time Period: 1952-1970
Material type: V
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ore Grade = 0.14 % V2o5
Year: 1970
Time Period: 1952-1970
Material type: U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ore Grade = 0.19 % U3o8
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1952
Year Last Production: 1981
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: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS IN BOTH THE RECAPTURE AND THE SALT WASH MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE 4 REPORTED ADITS IN THE AREA
Comment (Reference): Deleted old MAS 0350450018 had only "DIR of NM 70" as sole reference.
Comment (Development): MINE PLACED ON STANDBY STATUS IN 1982.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL TO MEDIUM ELONGATE LENSES, TRENDING EASTWARD.
Comment (Production): REPORTED TONNAGE SINCE 1970 FALLS INTO CLASS C OF MCLEMORE: 200000- 2 MILLION TONS U3O8. NO PRECISE TONNAGE FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION FOR ADITS AT MINE. THE CADASTRAL GRID IS UNSURVEYED AND PROJECTED. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR, OFR-183, P. 65-70
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR, OFR-183, P. 65-70.
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1977, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 28TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P.. 257-262.
Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 50-51, 84-87
Reference (Deposit): DIR of NM 70
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