Mine detail: Saint Anthony Mine

Previously called 'BiboOpen Pit No. 1M-6 OrebodyWillie P. OrebodyOpen Pit No. 2'

Location:	Cibola County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long:	35.1595, -107.30672
dep_id:	10012282
mrds_id:	D007831
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Uranium
Trace mineral:	Vanadium
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Carnotite, Coffinite, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
gangue:	Hematite, Kaolinite
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface/Underground
conc_proc:	Permeability, Reducing Environment, And Presence Of Carbonaceous Matter Effective In Extracting Uranium From Dilute Mineralized Solutions.
ore_ctrl:	Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Reporter:	Menzie, David
hrock_unit:	Morrison
hrock_type:	Sandstone
Year first produced:	1957
yr_lst_prd:	1980
disc_yr:	1955
References:	Deposit:: MOENCH, R.H., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 157-166 Deposit:: JENSEN, M.L., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 188 Deposit:: SCHLEE, J.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1963 USGS MAP GQ-209 Deposit:: MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., 1967 USGS PP 519, P. 93-94 Deposit:: SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9 Deposit:: CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31 Deposit:: BAIRD, C.W., MARTIN, K.W., AND LOWRY, R.M., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 292-298 Deposit:: GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES Deposit:: 11) AN OVERVIEW OF THE N.M. URANIUM INDUSTRY, 1979 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 73 Deposit:: 12) KITTEL, D.F., KELLEY, V.C., AND MELANCON, P.E., 1967 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 18TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 173-183