Foutz No. 3 Mine

The Foutz No. 3 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,280 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: Foutz No. 3 Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.56667, -108.56611

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Foutz No. 3 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Foutz No. 3 Mine
Secondary: Mine: Yellow Jacket
Secondary: 3 Yj


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Time Period: 1953 To 1955
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.18 Percent U308


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1953
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

Type: L
Description: A Near-Vertical Set Of Fractures Trending N 30 W


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: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 INTERCONNECTING ADITS AND TWO STOPES.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE BRUSHY BASIN MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE PORTAL OF THE ADIT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TOTALLED 2,412 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS IN A CLAYEY, POORLY SORTED, CROSS-BEDDED SANDSTONE LACKING ANY OBVIOUS CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL. URANIUM MINERALS ARE INCONSPICOUS. THE ORE WAS CONTROLLED BY NEAR VERTICAL FRACTURES.


References

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

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 44

Reference (Deposit): HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 10


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