| Deposit ID | 60000397 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D012099 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.82482, 35.41505 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR THE SECTION 30 MINE WHICH HAS THE LARGEST REPORTED URANIUM PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT COVERS TOWNSHIPS 11, 12, 13 AND 14 NORTH AND RANGES 8, 9, 10 AND 11 WEST. MINES IN TOWNSHIPS 11 AND 12 ARE IN CIBOLA COUNTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979 |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.82482, 35.41505 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SOME MINES SHOW EVIDENCE OF COLLAPSE STRUCTURES |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | AMBROSIA LAKE DOME, THOREAU HOMOCLINE, SAN MATEO FAULT AND ANTICLINE, POISON CANYON FAULT |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | Paddy Martinez, Grants, Nm |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| District name | GRANTS URANIUM DISTRICT: AMBROSIA LAKE SUBDISTRICT |
|---|
TRAUGER, F.D., ED., 1967, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 18TH FIELD CONFERENCE, 228 P.
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, 166 P.
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172
SCHILLING, F.A., 1975, NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 P.
FASSET, J.E., AND JAMES, H.L., EDS., 1977, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 28TH FIELD CONFERENCE, 319 P.
PERKINS, B.L., 1979, AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY, NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT.
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980, NM ENERGY AND MINERALS REPORT
RAUTMAN, C.A., COMP., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, 400 P.
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183
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