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San Mateo Mine

Past Producer in Cibola county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090127
MRDS ID D008895
MAS/MILS ID 0350060128
Record type Site
Current site name San Mateo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.72118, 35.32838 (WGS84)
Elevation 2169
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 14 MILES N 30 E OF GRANTS. Mine is labeled on topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cibola(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Mateo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albuquerque(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)

Federal lands

Cibola National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Cibola

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 013N 008W 30 C of S2 of NE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN SHAFT OF THE SAN MATEO MINE AS SHOWN ON THE SAN MATEO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coffinite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Morrison Formation
    Rock description Morrison Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.72118, 35.32838
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Deposit Is Near The Southeastern Limit Of The Poison Canyon Ore Trend.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 426.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN THE BRUSHY BASIN (POISON CANYON SANDSTONE) MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Discoverer Rare Metals Corp. Of America, Salt Lake City, Utah
Year of first production 1959
Year of last production 1970

Mining district

District name Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict: San Mateo Mountains Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Nuclear Corp.
    Home office Grants, N.M
    First year 1970
  • Type Owner
    Owner United Nuclear Corp.
    Home office Grants, N.M
    First year 1964
    Last year 1970
  • Type Unknown
    Owner El Paso Natural Gas Co.
    Home office NM

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Period 1959 To 1970
    Material U308
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Average Ore Grade 0.17 % U308
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 426.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • ACCESS IS BY SHAFT TO ORE AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 1400 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1959 TO 1971

  • Deposit

    RAPAPORT, I., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 122-135, FIG. 1

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E.S., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-517

  • Deposit

    HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 59

  • Deposit

    CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31

  • Production

    U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

  • Deposit

    NMBM DIRECTORY OF MINES 1965

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORT STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES 1962 P62

  • Deposit

    SAN MATEO TOPO, USGS 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE LIES AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 1400 FT. IN SEVERAL LARGE AND MEDIUM SIZE DEPOSITS. GENERALLY ELONGATE SOUTHEASTWARD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-82 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Editor 03-NOV-11 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted 10150198
Reporter 18-NOV-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources 10150198 = 0350060128

Beyond USGS

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