| Deposit ID | 10012893 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008891 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Last Chance Mine |
| Related records | 10271797 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.80229, 35.28867 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 9.5 MILES N 16 E OF GRANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dos Lomas(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 | 012N | 009W | 08 | NE OF NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Todilto Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Todilto Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.80229, 35.28867 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Broaddus Co. |
| Home office | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1952 To 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1952 To 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008891 |
MCLAUGHLIN, E.D., JR., 1963 MEM 15, P. 136-149
PERRY, B.L., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 150-156
THADEN, R.E., SANTOS, E.S., AND OSTLING, E.J., 1967 USGS MAP GQ-680
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 59
U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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