| Deposit ID | 10014705 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011592 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Evelyn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim: No Name Listed In Literature |
| Related records | 10125788 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01313, 35.46116 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2207 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 23.6 MILES N24W OF GRANTS, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thoreau NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Zuni(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014N | 011W | 09 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.01313, 35.46116 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bluewater Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North-Trending East-Facing Fault Scarp In The Upthrown Block Of The Bluewater Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Discoverer | Santa Fe Railroad |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1972 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Smith Lake Subdistrict |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clark And Co. |
| Home office | Grand Junction, Co. |
| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1953 To 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.23 Percent U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011592 |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 41
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 28
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL ORE BODIES, ASSOCIATED WITH ABUNDANT CARBONIZED AND MACERATED PLANT DEBRIS, LOCATED MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF A SANDSTONE LENS. HOLMQUIST (1970, P. 28) REPORTS THE ENTIRE SECTION IS PATENTED. HE GIVES NO PATENT NAME |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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