Section 33 Mine

Past 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 10126389
MRDS ID D011373
MAS/MILS ID 0350310513
Record type Site
Current site name Section 33 Mine
Alternate or previous names Branson, Branson 33
Related records 10014550

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -107.79482, 35.40225 (WGS84)
Elevation 2130
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 33 W2NE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -107.79482, 35.40225

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kerr-Mc Gee Corp.
    ID 2900541
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MINES FILE

  • Deposit

    HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P 38

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MAP FILES

  • Deposit

    NMSMIR, 1959

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 02/04/1992
MSHA mine ID2900541
Mine name (MSHA)Ambrosia Lake Mining Operations
Current operatorQuivira Mining Company
Current controller (parent)Rio Algom Ltd
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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