United Nuclear Mill

Past Producer in McKinley county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223400
MAS/MILS ID 0350310595
Record type Site
Current site name United Nuclear Mill
Alternate or previous names Phillips Ambrosia Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -107.79172, 35.40835 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico McKinley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 014 N 009 W 28 SWSE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -107.79172, 35.40835

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner United Nuclear Corp
    ID 2901070
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FORMERLY OWNED & OPERATED BY PHILLIPS PET. CO.

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MAP FILES

  • Deposit

    NM STATE MINE INSP., NEW REGISTRATIONS, 1958

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/24/1985
MSHA mine ID2901070
Mine name (MSHA)Main Shop Ambrosia Lake Trkg Or Mill & S
Current operatorUnc Mining & Milling
Current controller (parent)Unc Resources Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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