Red Head #2 Mine

The Red Head #2 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,850 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Red Head #2 Mine
Secondary: Mines: Redbird Adit
Secondary: Hillfoot
Secondary: Tinney #2
Secondary: Coyote Hill #1

Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba
District: Chama Basin

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Minerals Mining Co., Craig, Co
Years: 1978 -

Production

Year: 1955
Material type: ORE V
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.16% V2o5
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.16% U3o8

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DIRECTIONS GIVEN IN ANDERSON'S (1980) REPORT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 39 TONS OF ORE

Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT IS AVAILABLE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT, TRENDING N 50 W, THAT IS 5 FT HIGH, 5 FT WIDE, AND 50 FT LONG.

Comment (Geology): CHENOWETH (1974) ASSIGNED ALL THE URANIUM-BEARING ROCKS TO THE ABO FORMATION. ; GEOL.ENV: PLATFORM COVER ROCKS INCL COAST PLNS

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S

References

Reference (Production): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-387

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-387, 3-7

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, US AEC, TM-194

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