Saint Anthony Mine

Past Producer in Cibola county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012282
MRDS ID D007831
MAS/MILS ID 0350060143
Record type Site
Current site name Saint Anthony Mine
Alternate or previous names Bibo, Open Pit No. 1, Open Pit No. 2, M-6 Orebody, Willie P. Orebody, St.Anthony Shaft #2, St. Anthony Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.301, 35.164 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 31 MILES DUE EAST OF GRANTS. Mine labeled on topo. Most of mine is in SW4 Sec. 19, north of this point (at bulidings and shaft in NW4 of Sec. 30)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cibola(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moquino(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Cibola

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011N;011N 004W;005W 19,30;24 SW (19); N2 (30); NE (24) New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR SHAFT SHOWN ON THE MOQUINO TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE MINERALS FOR THE SAINT ANTHONY MINE FROM NMGS GUIDEBOOK 18TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 181

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore
Coffinite Ore
Tyuyamunite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.301, 35.164

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).

Comments on the geologic information

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1957
Year of last production 1980

Mining district

District name Grants Uranium District: Laguna Subdistrict

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner United Nuclear Corp.
    Home office P.O. Drawer Qq, Gallup, N.M. 87301
    First year 1980
  • Type Operator
    Owner Farris Mines, Inc.
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cebolleta Land Grant
    Home office NM

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 108.81M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1980 CONSISTED OF A 357 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, A 275 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND TWO OPEN PIT OPERATIONS.

Comments on development

  • REPORTED TO BE A 315000 TON PER YEAR OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOENCH, R.H., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 157-166

  • Deposit

    JENSEN, M.L., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 188

  • Deposit

    SCHLEE, J.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1963 USGS MAP GQ-209

  • Deposit

    MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., 1967 USGS PP 519, P. 93-94

  • Deposit

    SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BAIRD, C.W., MARTIN, K.W., AND LOWRY, R.M., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 292-298

  • Deposit

    GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES

  • Deposit

    AN OVERVIEW OF THE N.M. URANIUM INDUSTRY, 1979 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 73

  • Deposit

    KITTEL, D.F., KELLEY, V.C., AND MELANCON, P.E., 1967 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 18TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 173-183

  • Deposit

    NEW MINES LISTINGS,1976, STATE INSP MINES

  • Deposit

    ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-14, 1976USGS & USBM FOR USBIA

  • Deposit

    NM BOM CIRC 77

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-81 Menzie, David New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Reporter 03-NOV-11 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted 4 duplicate records.
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines 0350060145 = 10223510, 0350060144 = 10272007, 0350060143 =10198928
Reporter 18-NOV-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources 0350060146 = 10272203

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/28/1983
MSHA mine ID2901645
Mine name (MSHA)St Anthony Underground Mine
Current operatorUnc Mining & Milling
Current controller (parent)Unc Resources Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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