| Deposit ID | 10248256 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350310596 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | United Nuclear Uranium Mill (Facility) |
| Alternate or previous names | Churchrock Mill (Facility) |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.50644, 35.65084 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2135 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hard Ground Flats(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gallup(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Puerco(hydrologic unit)
Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016 S | 016 W | 02 | NWNW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -108.50644, 35.65084 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Nuclear Corp. |
| ID | 2901678 |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310596 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2901678 |
3000 TON PER DAY CADACITY
NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
E&MJ 1979 DIRECTORY, P 203
USGS 7 1/2 MIN TOPO
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. PLACED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN 1983 AS "UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. CHURCHROCK SITE." ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS, INCLUDING RADIONUCLIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-84 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/04/1992 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2901678 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Churchrock Operations |
| Current operator | Unc Mining & Milling |
| Current controller (parent) | Unc Resources Inc |
| Mine type | Facility (Metal / non-metal) |
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