The Nose Rock No. 1 Mine is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,381 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,381 Feet (1,945 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.83556, -108.05528
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Nose Rock No. 1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nose Rock No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Mine: Phillips
Secondary: Noserock No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Noserock #1
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: McKinley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: State Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phillips Uranium Corp.
Home Office: NM
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1975
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: A Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile
Type: L
Description: A Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile; A Small Normal Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Coffinite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): CLARK, D.S., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 195-201
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR BUILDINGS SHOWN ON THE BECENTI LAKE QUADRANGLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE IS FOUND IN THREE ROLL-TYPE DEPOSITS IN UNOXIDIZED SANDSTONE ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIC DEBRIS.
Comment (Workings): TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS WERE SUNK BEFORE THE MINE WAS PUT ON STAND-BY STATUS. ONE SHAFT IS 3,295 FEET AND THE OTHER SHAFT IS 3,215 FEET. DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): NMSMIR, 1977
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9, 1979
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, D.S., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 195-201
Reference (Deposit): RHETT, D.W., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 202-207
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L. AND H.K. HOLEN, 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 17-21
Reference (Deposit): PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1
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