New Mexico · San Miguel County
Occurrence

Elk Mountain District

San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
ThoriumUraniumREENiobium (Columbium)Tantalum
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Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Uranium, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePEGMATITE
Deposit sizeN
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID60000268
MRDS IDD001882
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.76676, -105.55056
References
JAHNS, R. H., 1946, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE PETACA DISTRICT, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N. MEX., WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OJO CALIENTE DISTRICT, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, AND THE ELK MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 25