Description
John E. Motica
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper, Selenium, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Materials
Ore mineralsJordisite, Marcasite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructurePost-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.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Last production1981
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10012278
MRDS IDD007825
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.36227, -107.72368
References
SANTOS, E.S., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-517SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGESGREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGESAN OVERVIEW OF THE N.M. URANIUM INDUSTRY, 1979 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 50-91URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 61STATE MINE INSPECTOR, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES, 1978NMSMIR, 1972