Mine detail: Section 26 Mine

Previously called 'Claims: 113 Claims-No Names Given'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.41672, -107.96257

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium
Ore: Coffinite
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1957

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratiform
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1962
Last production ended: 1970

Geology

Host rock:Morrison
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Ambrosia Lake Dome, A Northwest-Trending Fracture System
Tectonic:Chaco Slope

References

MRDSD011375
DEP10014551
Reference{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 40}{Deposit:: HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 66-67}{Deposit:: MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}
ReporterMurray, Diane