Section 19 Mine

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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223038
MAS/MILS ID 0350310459
Record type Site
Current site name Section 19 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.82642, 35.42565 (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 19 N2SE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.82642, 35.42565

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
    ID 2900781
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MAP FILES

  • Deposit

    NMSMIR, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 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 05/23/1985
MSHA mine ID2900781
Mine name (MSHA)Section 19
Current operatorQuivira Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Kerr-McGee Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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