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Cato Sells Monument Mine

Past Producer in Apache county in Arizona, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium, Iron, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102478
MRDS ID M002988
Record type Site
Current site name Cato Sells Monument Mine
Alternate or previous names Cato Sells Tract 1 and 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.88876, 36.9264 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Relative position 6.4 MILES NORTHWEST OF DINNEHOTSO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apache(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rooster Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rock Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Juan(hydrologic unit)

Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Apache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tyuyamunite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Opal Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result V: U RATIO IS 5:1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Shinarump Conglomerate Member Of Chinle Formation;De Chelly Sandstone
    Rock description Shinarump Conglomerate Member Of Chinle Formation;De Chelly Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.88876, 36.9264
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR MASSES, TABULAR LENSES, RODS (CYLINDRICAL LOG LIKE MASSES) AND ROLLS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shinarump Ore Deposits Are Confined To Channels

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION OCCURS FOR 7 FT. INTO PERMIAN DECHELLY SANDSTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1951
    Period -1951
    Material ORE U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.1%U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1951
    Period -1951
    Material ORE U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.25%U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1967
    Period -1967
    Material ORE U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.24%U3o8
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ITEMS NO. 8 & 9 CONTAIN 1.5% V2O5 & 0.75% V2O5, RESPECTIVELY. PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR ITEMS 8, 9, & 10 INCLUDE ADJOINING MONUMENT #2 MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 1.84HA
    Length 213.36M
    Overall length 213.36M
    Overall width 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • FIGURES REPRESENT ONLY TWO OF THE MANY DEPOSITS BEING WORKED ON THIS PROPERTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REINHARDT, E.V., 1951, RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO MONUMENT VALLEY, U.S.A.E.L. RMO NO. 624

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J.D., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, VOL. 1, P. 799-803

  • Deposit

    BAIN, G.W., 1952, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO PLATEAU, USAEL RMO NO. 982

  • Deposit

    WITKIND & THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL. 1103

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD INCLUDES INFORMATION FROM RECORD M030423 FROM MOLYBDENUM FILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit NO URANIUM MINERALS HAVE BEEN FOUND HIGHER THAN 20 FT. ABOVE THE BASE OF THE CHANNELS, AND THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN THE LOWER 5 FT. OF THE MORE CARBONACEOUS SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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