| Deposit ID | 10014530 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011347 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350310017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Church Rock Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Old Church Rock, Section A |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.55343, 35.62226 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2076 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 49.2 MILES N 56 W OF GRANTS, NM. Excellent location, labeled on topo map. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Church Rock(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)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | McKinley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016N | 016W | 17 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Dakota Sandstone;Morrison | ||
| Rock description | Dakota Sandstone;Morrison | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.55343, 35.62226 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1959 |
| Discoverer | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Year of last production | 1981 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Nuclear Corp. |
| Year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1960 To 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.18 Percent U308 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011347 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350310017 | =10150846, merged and deleted. |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 44
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 14
PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS FRACTURE-CONTROLLED, REDISTRIBUTED ORE ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIC DEBRIS AT THE CONTACT OF THE DAKOTA, BRUSHY BASIN AND WESTWATER CANYON SANDSTONES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Editor | 01-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and dleeted 10150846 |
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 0350310017 = 10150846 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.