Dysart No. 1 Mine

The Dysart No. 1 Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,110 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: Dysart No. 1 Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 7,110 Feet (2,167 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 35.45417, -107.87222

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Dysart No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dysart No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Mines: Rio De Oro
Secondary: Section 11
Secondary: Dysart


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley
District: Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Santa Fe Railroad Co.

Owner Name: United Nuclear-Homestake Partners
Home Office: P.O. Box 98, Grants, NM 87020


Production

Year: 1962
Time Period: 1956 To 1962
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.21 Percent U308


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Year Last Production: 1962
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Chaco Slope-Ambrosia Lake Dome

Type: L
Description: Ambrosia Lake Dome And One Fault


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

Ore: Coffinite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS AS A CLUSTER OF DEPOSITS CONTROLLED BY BEDDING STRUCTURES AND ONE LINEAR ORE BODY CONTROLLED BY A FAULT.

Comment (General): Deleted duplicate Dysart overview record 10174489 (old MRDS D011245 and MAS 0350310033) in favor of more specific infomration about Dysart No. 1 and No. 2 Mines.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST MINE TO PRODUCE FROM THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER IN THE GRANTS DISTRICT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR OPERATION WITH A 396-FOOT 3-COMPARTMENT SHAFT. THERE IS ALSO AN AIR RAISE TO THE SURFACE.

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE SHAFT. THE CADASTRAL GRID IS PROJECTED IN THIS AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS FROM 891,922 TONS OF ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P.39

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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

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

Reference (Deposit): HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P.57-58

Reference (Deposit): NM BOM BUL 87


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