| Deposit ID | 10012283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007832 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 17 Mine |
| Related records | 10199288 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.81812, 35.43949 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES N 4 E OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ambrosia Lake(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 | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014N | 009W | 17 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Jordisite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.81812, 35.43949 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Year of last production | 1980 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 218, Grants, N.M. 87020 |
| First year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 333.45M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007832 |
GRANGER, H.C., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 21-37
SANTOS, E.S., AND THADEN, R.E., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-515
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 37
SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGES
GREEN, M.W., AND OTHERS, 1980 U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY, OFR PGJ-016, 168 PAGES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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