New Mexico · McKinley County
Producer

Nose Rock No. 1 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumMolybdenum
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Description

Phillips Uranium Corp., Albuquerque, Nm (1980)

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCoffinite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
StructureA Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile, A Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile; A Small Normal Fault
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10014711
MRDS IDD011599
Alternate namesNoserock No. 1 Mine, Mine: Phillips, Noserock #1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.8356, -108.05591
References
PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORTCHENOWETH, W.L. AND H.K. HOLEN, 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 17-21RHETT, D.W., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 202-207CLARK, D.S., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 195-201MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATANMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9, 1979NMSMIR, 1977