New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Foutz No. 3 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumVanadium
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Description

Andre Senutovitch

Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlA Near-Vertical Set Of Fractures Trending N 30 W
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructureA Near-Vertical Set Of Fractures Trending N 30 W
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1955
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10014531
MRDS IDD011348
Alternate namesMine: Yellow Jacket, 3 Yj
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.56672, -108.56676
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 44HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 10ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA