Mine detail: Silver Bit Mines

Previously called 'Mine: Silver Bit No. 7Silver Bit No. 15Silver Bit No. 18Pentada Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.45977, -108.08813

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium, Vanadium
Ore:	Coffinite, Tyuyamunite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1955

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1955
Last production ended:	1957

Geology

Host rock:	Morrison
Host type:	Sandstone
Tectonic:	Chaco Slope

References

MRDS	W016953
DEP	10072194
Reference	{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 42}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 26}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Weeks, Robert, Murray, Diane