| Deposit ID | 10014704 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011591 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alta Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Anaconda, Claims: Alta Group |
| Related records | 10151229 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.03257, 35.47088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2176 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24.4 MILES N26W OF GRANTS, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thoreau NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Zuni(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(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 | 011W | 05,06 | NW OF SW (05); SE (06) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Coffinite | Ore |
| (1) | -108.03257, 35.47088 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Big Draw Fault Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | Henry E. Andrews |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Year of last production | 1968 |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Smith Lake Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Home office | Bluewater, N.M. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry E. Andrews |
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1951 To 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.40 Percent U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011591 |
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P.
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC, RME-172, P. 27
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TOP FOOT OR SO OF THE HOST SANDSTONE CONTAINS ABUNDANT MACERATED CARBONIZED PLANT FRAGMENTS. THE URANIUM MINERALIZATION IS IMMEDIATELY BELOW THIS CARBONACEOUS ZONE IN A COARSE-GRAINED SANDSTONE THAT IS FREE OF ANY OBVIOUS CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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