| Deposit ID | 60000395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D012097 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Grants Uranium District: Smith Lake Subdistrict |
| Alternate or previous names | Mariano Lake, Ambrosia Lake, Poison Canyon, Poison Creek, Pentata, Prewitt |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.16843, 35.54585 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR THE BLACK JACK NO. 2 MINE. THE MINES ARE CONCENTRATED ALONG A NORTHWESTERLY TREND FROM GRANTS TO SMITH LAKE. THE MARIANO LAKE (1963) QUADRANGLE ALSO COVERS A PORTION OF THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979 |
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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| (1) | -108.16843, 35.54585 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | MARIANO (SMITH LAKE) ANTICLINE, BIG DRAW FAULT ZONE, BLUEWATER FAULT |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Year of last production | 1983 |
| District name | GRANTS URANIUM DISTRICT: SMITH LAKE SUBDISTRICT |
|---|
HOSKINS, W.G., 1963, NMBMMR MEM. 15, P. 49-52
MACRAE, M.E., 1963, NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 45-48
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 41-42
HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 20-28
RAUTMAN, C.A., COMP., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 153-194
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR, OFR-148
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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