Description
Rare Metals Corp. Of America, Salt Lake City, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFluviatile Channel Sandstone And Carbonaceous Material (Humate).
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison Formation
StructureDeposit Is Near The Southeastern Limit Of The Poison Canyon Ore Trend.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Last production1970
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10090127
MRDS IDD008895
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.32838, -107.72118
References
NEW MEXICO STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1959 TO 1971RAPAPORT, I., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 122-135, FIG. 1SANTOS, E.S., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-517HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 59CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31NMBM DIRECTORY OF MINES 1965ANNUAL REPORT STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES 1962 P62SAN MATEO TOPO, USGS 1962U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.