The Geology, Exploration and Production History of the Block K (Mike Brodie No.6) Uranium-Vanadium Mine, Apache County, Arizona

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Chenoweth, W.L.
Issue Date
2011-09-01
Keywords
Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Reports
Late Jurassic
Apache County
Black Rock Point
Carrizo Mountains
Teec Nos Pos
metatyuyamunite
tyuyanuite
sandstone
Morrison Formation

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Chenoweth, W.L., 2011, The Geology, Exploration and Production History of the Block K (Mike Brodie No.6) Uranium-Vanadium Mine, Apache County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-11-I, 14 p.
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The Block K uranium-vanadium mine, also known as the Mike Brodie No.6 mine, was located in the northwestern Carrizo Mountains, Apache County, Arizona. The mine was developed as the result of gamma-ray logging of a seismic shot hole drilled for an oil company survey. Drilling by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) adjacent to the mineralized shot hole located four single hole ore bodies. Drilling by a private company adjacent to one of the AEC ore holes located additional ore, which became the mine. LOCATION The Block K uranium-vanadium mine was located approximately 11 miles west of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona (Figure 1). It was in the northwest Carrizo mining area In this area, the majority of the mines are located on the Toh Atin Anticline. This structure extends from Black Rock Point of the Carrizo Mountains, northwesterly across Marin Mesa to Toh Atin Mesa before it loses its identity. The Block K mine is on the northeast flank of the anticline in the sand covered plain that extends from the anticline to East and West Red Mesas (Figure 1). When the mine was being operated it could be reached by traveling west from Teec Nos Pos and Navajo Route 1 (now U.S. 160) for 9.6 miles passed the turnoff on the left to the main mining area. Continue one mile and turn left on to a sandy, bulldozer road. The mine is located 2.4 miles southwesterly down this road.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/629365
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en
Series/Report no.
CR-11-I
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North Bounding Coordinate
36.9678
South Bounding Coordinate
36.6534
West Bounding Coordinate
-109.539
East Bounding Coordinate
-109.037
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