American

The American is a uranium, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Rio Arriba county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,402 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: American  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Rio Arriba

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 36.2358, -106.96080

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American MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Rio Arriba


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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): NM BOM CIR 77


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