New Mexico · McKinley County
Occurrence

Crownpoint-Section 29 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Uranium
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Description

Conoco Inc., Albuquerque, Nm 87112

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Coffinite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10014541
MRDS IDD011363
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.68061, -108.13119
References
PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVEIW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT, 147 PAGES.WENTWORTH, D.W., D.A. PORTER AND H.N. JENSEN, 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 139-144MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA