Mine detail: Upper Canyon Mine

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Location: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.75946, -109.04678
dep_id: 10102415
mrds_id: M001307
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium, Vanadium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Carnotite, Tyuyamunite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR TABULAR LAYERS
ore_ctrl: Ore Is Found In Clusters, Usually Associated With Carbonaceous Detritus
Reporter: Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_unit: Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
hrock_type: Claystone,Siltstone,Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: STOKES, W.L., 1951, CARNOTITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARRIZO MTNS. AREA, U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR III, 5 P.
  • Deposit:: CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NW CARRIZO AREA, FOUR CORNERS FIELD COVE, NO. 1
  • Deposit:: CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 145
  • Deposit:: PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
  • Production:: N.M.G.S. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182
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