| Deposit ID | 10012512 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 13 Mine |
| Related records | 10151073 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.84895, 35.43811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES DUE NORTH OF GRANTS. |
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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014N | 010W | 13 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.84895, 35.43811 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 98, Grants, N.M. 87020 |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 188.37M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008170 |
SANTOS, E.S., AND THADEN, R.E., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-515
HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 39
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1981 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 61
NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981 NEW REGISTRATIONS
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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