Mine detail: Alta Mine

Previously called 'Farris Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.46975, -108.03373

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDSD011591
MAS350310127
DEP10151229
Reference{Deposit:: MINED 1951-61}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, E.C., 1955, OCCURENCES OF URAN ORE IN N.M.,}{Deposit:: NMBMMR CIRC 29}{Deposit:: NMBMMR MINES FILE}{Deposit:: HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P 41}{Deposit:: FILE, 1965, NMBMMR CIRC 77}{Deposit:: N.M. STATE MINE INSPECTOR, ANNUAL REPT., 1954}{Deposit:: USGS 7 1/2 MIN TOPO}
ReporterNew Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources