Sells Mine

The Sells Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Sells Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.64806, -109.27722

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Sells Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sells Mine
Secondary: Cove Mesa Mines


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Apache


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TABULAR LAYERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Claystone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES BELIEVED TO BE DEPLETED

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS 30-95 FT. ABOVE BLUFF SANDSTONE CONTACT


References

Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1951, CARNOTITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARRIZO MTNS. AREA, U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR III, 5 P.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NW CARRIZO AREA, FOUR CORNERS FIELD COVE, NO. 1

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 145

Reference (Deposit): PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182


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