New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Alta Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Description

Henry E. Andrews

Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Coffinite
Geology
StructureBig Draw Fault Zone
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Last production1968
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10014704
MRDS IDD011591
Alternate namesMine: Anaconda, Claims: Alta Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.47088, -108.03257
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P.HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1970, USAEC, RME-172, P. 27ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA