Midcontinent #1 Mine

The Midcontinent #1 Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,300 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

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Site Name

Primary: Midcontinent #1 Mine
Secondary: Mines: Lucky Strike

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Chama Basin

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Midcontinent Exploration Co.

Production

Year: 1955
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.37% V205
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE A
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.06% U308

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratabound
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 Triassic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S

Comment (Deposit): THERE IS A CONFLICT IN THE LITERATURE AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE MIDCONTINENT #1 MINE. HILPERT (1969) AND ANDERSON (1980) CONSIDER IT TO BE THE LUCKY STRIKE MINE. CHENOWETH (1974) AND MCLEMORE (1983) CONSIDER THE LUCKY STRIKE AS A SEPERATE MINE, LOCATED 1-1 1/2 MILES TO THE WEST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): THERE IS NO EXACT LOCATION GIVEN IN LITERATURE. THE GEODETIC LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE MIDPOINT OF SECTION 10. THERE IS NO UTM GRID IN THIS AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 1 TON OF ORE.

Comment (Deposit): THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THIS DEPOSIT.

Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF RIM CUTS.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE AGUA ZARCA SANDSTONE MEMBER OF THE CHINLE FORMATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 45

Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983; NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 3-7

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-379, 3-7

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 309-315

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