Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Coffinite, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1976
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10012279
MRDS IDD007826
Alternate namesJ.J. No. 1 Mine, L-Bar Ranch Mine, L Bar Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.182, -107.32839
References
KITTEL, D.F., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 167-176SCHLEE, J.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1963 USGS MAP GQ-209MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., 1967 USGS PP 519, 117 PAGESHILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 57CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31CHENOWITH, W.L., AND HOLEN, H.K., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 17-21JACOBSEN, L.C., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 284-291GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES11) URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 61ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-14, 1976USGS & USBM FOR USBIANEW MINES LISTING, 1975, STATE INSP. MINES