Chee Nez No. 1 Mine

The Chee Nez No. 1 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,299 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: Chee Nez No. 1 Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 36.94389, -109.88806

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Chee Nez No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chee Nez No. 1 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR ORE PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: V:U RATIO IS 5:1


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Montroseite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINED OUT

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED WITH MONUMENT NO. 2

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM RECORD M030423 FROM THE MOLYBDENUM FILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION OCCURS FOR 7 FT. INTO PERMIAN DE CHELLY SANDSTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 139

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, H.S., 1966, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOAB, MONTICELLO, WHITE CANYON AND MONUMENT VALLEY DISTRICTS, UTAH AND ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1222-H, 53 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): WITKIND & THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL. 1103

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


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