Description
Four Corners Exploration, Inc.
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlA Sharp Anticlinal Fold That Parallels The San Mateo Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Marcasite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructureSan Mateo Fault, A Sharp Anticlinal Fold That Parallels The San Mateo Fault
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Last production1962
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10014546
MRDS IDD011368
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.35199, -107.75895
References
RAPAPORT, I., 1963, NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 131-133HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 33HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-172, P.42ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA