New Mexico · McKinley County
Past Producer

Section 30 Mine

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
UraniumBarium-BariteMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlChannel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Materials
Ore mineralsJordisite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Gypsum, Hematite, Pyrite
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1958
Last production1981
Identification
Deposit ID10090124
MRDS IDD007834
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41505, -107.82479
References
CLARY, T.A., MOBLEY, C.M., AND MOULTON, G.F., JR., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 72-79SANTOS, E.S., AND THADEN, R.E., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-515HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 38SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 60GRANGER, H.C., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 21-37