| Deposit ID | 10014377 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011121 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Midcontinent #1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mines: Lucky Strike |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.60809, 36.15365 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 37.6 MILES S 9 W OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM., Within A Radius Of 2500 Ft. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Youngsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022N | 003E | 10 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chinle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Chinle Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -106.60809, 36.15365 |
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| General form | DISSEMINATED |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Chama Basin |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Midcontinent Exploration Co. |
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.37% V205 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE A | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.06% U308 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011121 |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 45
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 309-315
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-379, 3-7
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983; NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 3-7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THIS DEPOSIT. |
| Deposit | THERE IS A CONFLICT IN THE LITERATURE AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE MIDCONTINENT #1 MINE. HILPERT (1969) AND ANDERSON (1980) CONSIDER IT TO BE THE LUCKY STRIKE MINE. CHENOWETH (1974) AND MCLEMORE (1983) CONSIDER THE LUCKY STRIKE AS A SEPERATE MINE, LOCATED 1-1 1/2 MILES TO THE WEST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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