New Mexico · McKinley County
Producer

Church Rock Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Uranium
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Description

Phillips Petroleum Co.

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Dakota Sandstone;Morrison
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1960
Last production1981
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10014530
MRDS IDD011347
Alternate namesMine: Old Church Rock, Section A
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.62226, -108.55343
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 44HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 14PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORTMCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA