New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Red Top Mines

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumVanadium
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Description

Red Top Uranium Mining Co.

Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite
Geology
StructureBig Draw Fault Zone
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1955
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10014707
MRDS IDD011594
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.42783, -108.02702
References
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P. 41ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA