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Noschoy Mine (Naschoy Mine; Firelight #6 claim), Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USAi
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Noschoy Mine (Naschoy Mine; Firelight #6 claim)Mine
Boot MesaMesa
Navajo CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 54' 10'' North , 110° 15' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.90281,-110.25071
GeoHash:
G#: 9w99gjvyk
GRN:
N25W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oljato-Monument Valley154 (2017)10.7km
Oljato-Monument Valley674 (2016)14.2km
Kayenta5,189 (2011)19.5km
Dennehotso746 (2011)36.5km
Halchita266 (2011)40.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
73176
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73176:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former U-V occurrence/mine located in the approximate center sec. 2, T40N, R19E, G&SRM, 5.4 km (3.4 miles) ENE of Boot Mesa (coordinates of record), on the east flank of the O1jeto syncline. Operated during the period 1957 and was abandoned in 1960-1961 due to flooding.

Mineralization is a paleochannel U-V deposit with an approximate 5 foot thick ore zone in a N-S-trending channel of the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation. Local rocks include Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided.

Workings include underground openings comprised of a 360 foot incline at 30° with 2 haulage drifts and stoping.

Production was 2,140 tons of ore at 0.18% U3O8 and 0.59% V2O5 (1959-1960).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10134954

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References

USGS Agathla Peak quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Marble Canyon NTMS.
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 182: 217.
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona – Final Report, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143 (81) (March 1981). RME-2071: 223.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040170170.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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