| Deposit ID | 10100690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Western Nuclear |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.16035, 35.50561 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2254 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30.0 MILES N 37 W OF GRANTS, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McKinley(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hosta Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gallup(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)
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 | 015N | 013W | 25 | 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 | Morrison | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.16035, 35.50561 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mariano Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Discoverer | Western Nuclear, Inc., Albuquerque, Nm (1983) |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011359 |
RISTORCELLI, S.J., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 145-152
HATCHELL, W.O. AND C. WENTZ, 1981, "URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY-A REVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY 1980," 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 ORE IS SIMILAR TO THE RUBY NO. 1 AND NO. 2 OREBODY. THE ORE OCCURS IN AN OXIDIZED ROLL-FRONT OREBODY AND AS PRIMARY TREND ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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