New Mexico · McKinley County
Occurrence

Canyon Deposit

McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
Uranium
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Description

United Nuclear Corp. And The Tennesee Valley Authority

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison
Tectonic settingChaco Slope
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10094698
MRDS IDD011362
Alternate namesDeposit: United Nuclear Corp.-Tennesee Valley Authority
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.65977, -108.20786
References
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.