| Deposit ID | 10101897 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011360 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350310406 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruby No. 1 and No. 2 Decline |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Section 21, Tidewater Oil Co., Ruby Well No. 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.22508, 35.51811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2254 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30.0 MILES N 37 W OF GRANTS, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hosta Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gallup(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(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)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015N | 013W | 21 | 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) | -108.22508, 35.51811 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mariano Lake Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| Discoverer | Tidewater Oil Co. |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Nuclear Inc. |
| Home office | CO |
| Year | 1979 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1975 To 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE U | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.17 Percent U308 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011360 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2901364 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310406 | =10199127, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310115 | =10248025, merged and deleted. |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 42
RISTORCELLI, S.J., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 145-152
HATCHELL, W.O. AND C. WENTZ, 1981, "URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY-A REVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY 1980," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9, 1979
NMSMIR, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE IS FOUND IN AN OXIDIZED ROLL-FRONT OREBODY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Editor | 01-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted 10199127 and 10248025, |
| Reporter | 31-JUL-84 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | MAS 0350310406 = 10199127 |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0350310115 = 10248025 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/20/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2901364 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Ruby No 1 & 2 Mines |
| Current operator | Western Nuclear Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Phelps Dodge Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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