Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlDeposits Tend To Localize Near Crests Of Intraformational Anticlinal Folds.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Carnotite, Coffinite, Fluorite, Pitchblende
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Todilto Limestone
StructureIntraformational Folds, Reef And Reef-Edge Structures.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10012891
MRDS IDD008889
Alternate namesSection 9 Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.287, -107.79645
References
MCLAUGHLIN, E.D., JR., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 147PERRY, B.L., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 150-156THADEN, R.E., SANTOS, E.S., AND OSTLING, E.J., 1967 USGS MAP GQ-680HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 59U. S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.