| Deposit ID | 10012514 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008173 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 25 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Homestake-Sapin Mine No. 25 |
| Related records | 10199391 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.85118, 35.41477 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2126 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18.5 MILES N 2 W 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 | 010W | 25 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.85118, 35.41477 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Consists Of Stack And Trend Ore. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 1767.84M |
| Width | 365.76M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Sabre-Pinon Corp. |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 98, Grants, N.M. 87020 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 247.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008173 |
GOULD, W., SMITH, R.B., METZGER, S.P., AND MELANCON, P.E., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 66-71
SANTOS, E.S., AND THADEN, R.E., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-515
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P.40
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. 1980, P.61
NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981 NEW REGISTRATIONS.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF NORTHWEST-TRENDING, INTER CONNECTED OR ISOLATED LENSES, PODS AND TABULAR TRENDS ABOUT 5800 FT. LONG AND FROM 1200 FT. TO 300 FT. WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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