| Deposit ID | 10012279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007826 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350060045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | L-Bar Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | J.J. No. 1 Mine, L-Bar Ranch Mine, L Bar Mine |
| Related records | 10174986 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.32839, 35.182 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1913 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 MILES N 86 E OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moquino(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011N | 005W | 13,14,23,24 | SW (13); SE (14); NE (23); NW (24) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Result | 26% OF THE SAMPLES FROM AN AGGREGATE THICKNESS OF 969 FT. OF DRILL HOLES CONTAINED 10% OR HIGHER U3O8. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.32839, 35.182 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Laguna Subdistrict |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sohio |
| Home office | 6001 Marble Ne, Suite 15, Albuquerque, N.M. 87110 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sohio Western Mining Co. And Reserve Oil And Minerals Corp. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kop-Ran Devel. |
| Home office | NM |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sohio Petr. Co. |
| Home office | NM |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 204.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007826 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350060045 | =10174986, merged and deleted. |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2900565 |
KITTEL, D.F., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 167-176
SCHLEE, J.S., AND MOENCH, R.H., 1963 USGS MAP GQ-209
MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., 1967 USGS PP 519, 117 PAGES
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 57
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
CHENOWITH, W.L., AND HOLEN, H.K., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 17-21
JACOBSEN, L.C., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 284-291
GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES
11) URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 61
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-14, 1976USGS & USBM FOR USBIA
NEW MINES LISTING, 1975, STATE INSP. MINES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN ELONGATED TABULAR MASSES UP TO SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET WIDE, 1000 FT. LONG AND ABOUT 10 FT. TO 12 FT. THICK. DEPOSITS ARE CONCORDANT AND TREND SOUTHEAST. |
| Deposit | NMBMMR BULL 105 IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GRANTS URANIUM REGION, N.M., 1950 TO 1972. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Editor | 31-OCT-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted 10174986 |
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | 10174986=0350060045 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/28/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2900565 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | L-Bar Uranium Operations |
| Current operator | Sohio Western Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | British Petroleum Company PLC |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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