Mine detail: Section 33 Mine

Previously called 'Mine: BransonMining Unit 33'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.40227, -107.79479

Resource(M)

Primary:	Uranium
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Coffinite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1958

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1959
Last production ended:	1979

Geology

Host rock:	Morrison
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Ambrosia Lake Dome, A North-Trending Graben In The Eastern Part Of The Section.
Tectonic:	Chaco Slope

References

MRDS	D011373
DEP	10014550
Reference	{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 38}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 84-86}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
Reporter	Murray, Diane