Alongo Prospect

The Alongo Prospect is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Juan county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,367 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: Alongo Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,367 Feet (1,636 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 36.6889, -109.00780

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Alongo Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alongo Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: San Juan


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Federal Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. J. Alongo
Home Office: Colorado


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): INACTIVE URANIUM MINES FILE (NM)

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 603 P52

Reference (Deposit): NM STATE MINE INSPECTORS REPORT,1956


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