Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine

The Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,040 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: Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 36.755, -109.05083

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Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oak Springs Gravel Cap Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MAY BE ADDITIONAL SCATTERED RESOURCES

Comment (Production): OAK SPRINGS GRAVEL CAP HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE WITH GRADE RANGING FROM 0.1 TO 0.3% U3O8 AND 2.1 TO 3.2% V2O5

Comment (Commodity): CALCITE PARTLY CEMENTS MOST OF THE SANDSTONE HOST ROCK, ORE HAS HIGH LIME CONTENT


References

Reference (Deposit): STOKES, W.L., 1951, CARNOTITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARRIZO MTNS. AREA, U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR M, 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 (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): N.M.G.S. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182

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


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