Black Jack No. 1 Mine

The Black Jack No. 1 Mine is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,441 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: Black Jack No. 1 Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.54583, -108.16778

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Black Jack No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Jack No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Mine: Black Jack No. 1-Smith Lake


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Selenium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1971
Time Period: 1959 To 1971
Material type: ORE U
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.22 Percent U3o8


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1959
Year Last Production: 1971
Discovery Year: 1958
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Mariano Anticline

Type: L
Description: 3 Major North-Trending Strike-Slip Faults And Numerous Shear Fractures.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Coffinite
Gangue: Carnotite
Gangue: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE BLACK JACK NO. 1 SHAFT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TOTALLED 1,439,432 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE IS FOUND IN A V-SHAPED PRIMARY TREND AND SECONDARY POST-FAULT DEPOSITS IN SEVEN HORIZONS CONTROLLED BY SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES AND NORTH-TRENDING FAULTS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 825-FT VERTICAL SHAFT AND MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.


References

Reference (Deposit): MACRAE, M.E., 1963, NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 45-48

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 42

Reference (Deposit): HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 22

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


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