New Mexico · Sandoval County
Past Producer

Rio Puerco Mine

Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Uranium
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Description

Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp.

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlChannel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1979
Last production1980
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10012281
MRDS IDD007830
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.27312, -107.18949
References
MOENCH, R.H., AND SCHLEE, J.S., AND BRYAN, W.B., 1965 USGS MAP GQ-371SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGESSIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31