New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Apache No. 2 Mine

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
MicaBismuthBerylliumUraniumThoriumREE
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryBismuth
TertiaryBeryllium, Uranium, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Bismutite, Mica, Monazite
GangueAlbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1965
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10014280
MRDS IDD010985
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.50643, -106.05086
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 161-165REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 28LESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 278BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 121-122MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAJAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. 25, P. 162, REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 28