Mine detail: Section 10 Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.45644, -107.87673

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Selenium
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1955

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1957
Last production ended:	1980

Geology

Host rock:	Morrison
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Ambrosia Lake Dome, A Major Fault And Bedding Structures
Tectonic:	Chaco Slope

References

MRDS	D011356
DEP	10014537
Reference	{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 39}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 49-50}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Murray, Diane