New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Section 18 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Uranium
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Description

Ranchers Exploration And Development Co., Albuquerque, Nm (1984)

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructureAmbrosia Lake Dome
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1962
Last production1980
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10014553
MRDS IDD011377
Alternate namesClaims: Shale No. 1-36
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.44033, -107.82423
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 37HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC RME-12, P. 71-73MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA