Silver Spur Mine

The Silver Spur Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,201 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: Silver Spur Mine
Secondary: Mine: Febco
Secondary: Silver Spur No. 5
Secondary: Small Stake
Secondary: Berryhill/Elkins
Secondary: Silver Spur No. 1-5
Secondary: Silver Spur Pits

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Duane Berryhill And L. Elkins
Years: 1970 -

Owner Name: Farris Brothers
Home Office: Grants, N.M.
Years: 1970 -

Production

Year: 1968
Time Period: 1952 To 1968
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.25 Percent U308

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1968
Discovery Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED

Structure

Type: R
Description: Ambrosia Lake Dome

Type: L
Description: Two Joint Sets Striking N 15 W And N 25 E; Dip Of Cross-Beds N 30 W

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE SILVER SPUR OPEN-PIT SHOWN ON THE GOAT MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TOTALLED 5,938 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE IS DISSEMINATED IN SCOUR-FILLED CHANNEL SANDSTONE AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH PLANT DEBRIS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST DEPOSITS IN WHICH A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE URANIUM AND FRACTURES WAS APPARENT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN PITS AND TRENCHES AND A FEW SMALL ADITS.

References

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 40

Reference (Deposit): HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 29

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

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