New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Red Head #2 Mine

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
VanadiumUraniumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Uranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Cutler Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1955
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10067180
MRDS IDUS35005
Alternate namesMines: Redbird Adit, Hillfoot, Tinney #2, Coyote Hill #1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.15476, -106.64226
References
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1974, US AEC, TM-194ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-178, 778 P.MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 1-387, 3-7NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA