| Deposit ID | 10248491 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350310529 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spencer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Spencer Shaft, Section 8, Spencer #2, Centennial |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.82002, 35.37335 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2120 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013 N | 009 W | 08 | NWNW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -107.82002, 35.37335 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Koppen Mining Construction Co. |
| ID | 2901723 |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Western |
| ID | 2901723 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310529 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2901723 |
SPENCER #2 SHAFT IS IN SECTION 6
NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
NMBMMR MINES FILE
SMIR 1960-62, 1978
NMBMMR FILES
FILE, 1965, NMBM CIRC 77
NMSMIR, 1960
HILPERT, 1969, USGS PP 603, P 33
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | 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 03/23/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2901723 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Spencer Shaft Section 6 7 And 8 |
| Current operator | Koppen Mining Construction Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Koppen Eckhardt M |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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