Mine detail: Diamond No. 2 Mine

Previously called 'Mine: Largo 2BecentiMike Smith LeaseBlack DiamondFour Corners Uranium'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.49172, -108.64315

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium, Vanadium
Ore:	Carnotite, Coffinite, Tyuyamunite, Uraninite
Gangue:	Jarosite, Limonite, Marcasite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1952

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1953
Last production ended:	1970

Geology

Host rock:	Dakota Sandstone;Morrison
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Nutria Monocline
Tectonic:	Zuni Uplift

References

MRDS	D011595
DEP	10101905
Reference	{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 43}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 8}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Murray, Diane