| Deposit ID | 10012278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007825 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350310318 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Johnny M Mine |
| Related records | 10271949 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.72368, 35.36227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 16 MILES N 25 E OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 008W | 07,18 | SE (07); NE (18) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jordisite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | CONCENTRATIONS RANGE FROM THE ECONOMIC CUTOFF OF 0.05% U3O8 TO OVER 8% U3O8 |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.02% V2O5 TO 1.25% V2O5 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Crevasse Canyon Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Post-Ore Faults With Strikes Ranging From N 10 W To N 40 E And Displacements From A Few Inches To 75 Ft. Cut The Orebodies But No Ore Has Been Found Stacked Along Fault Planes. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 274.32M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Discoverer | John E. Motica |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ranchers Exploration And Development Co. |
| Home office | Box 6217, Albuquerque, N.M. 87107 |
| Year | 1979 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 420.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007825 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2900560 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310318 | =10271949, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310035 | = 10174503, merged and deleted. |
SANTOS, E.S., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-517
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGES
GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES
AN OVERVIEW OF THE N.M. URANIUM INDUSTRY, 1979 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 50-91
URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 61
STATE MINE INSPECTOR, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES, 1978
NMSMIR, 1972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN SIX EASTWARD-TRENDING OREBODIES COMPOSED OF MANY SMALLER PARALLEL AND SUBPARALLEL PODS, ORE ROLLS AND MANTO-LIKE SHEETS. OREBODIES RANGE FROM 200 FT. TO 1800 FT. LONG, 75 FT. TO 900 FT. WIDE, AND 4 FT. TO 12 FT. THICK. THE LARGEST OREBODY AND THE THREE SMALLEST ONES ARE IN SEC. 18. PODS AND ORE ROLLS RANGE FROM 3 FT. TO 50 FT. LONG AND FROM 4 FT. TO 5 FT. THICK. SHEETS UP TO 12 FT. THICK OCCUR. THE WESTWATER CANYON SANDSTONE CONTAINS PODS AND SOME ORE ROLLS, THE POISON CANYON SANDSTONE CONTAINS PODS AND SOME SHEETS. |
| Deposit | NMBMMR BULL 105 IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GRANTS URANIUM REGION, N.M., 1950 TO 1972. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Editor | 31-OCT-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicates 10174503 and 10271949 |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 0350310035 = 10174503 |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | 0350310318 = 10271949 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/02/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2900560 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Johnny M Mine |
| Current operator | Hecla Mining Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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