| Deposit ID | 10014550 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011373 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 33 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Branson, Mining Unit 33 |
| Related records | 10126389 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.79479, 35.40227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2124 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17.2 MILES N 9 E OF GRANTS, N.M. |
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 | 33 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| 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) | -107.79479, 35.40227 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ambrosia Lake Dome |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A North-Trending Graben In The Eastern Part Of The Section. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 213.36M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| Discoverer | Ambrosia Lake Uranium Corp., Grants, Nm (1970) |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kerr-Mcgee |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Branson (Estate) |
| First year | 1983 |
| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1959 To 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.16 Percent U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 258.47M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011373 |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 38
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 84-86
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS AS A LARGE, SOMEWHAT DISCONTINUOUS, ELONGATE TABULAR CLUSTER OF DEPOSITS A NORTH-TRENDING GRABEN OFFSETS THE DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SECTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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