New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Section 10 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumMolybdenumSelenium
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Description

Dunn Brothers

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Selenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlA Major Fault And Bedding Structures
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructureAmbrosia Lake Dome, A Major Fault And Bedding Structures
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1957
Last production1980
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10014537
MRDS IDD011356
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.45644, -107.87673
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 39HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P. 49-50ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA