The Section 24 Mine is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,988 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,988 Feet (2,130 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.4222, -107.85220
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Section 24 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 24 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: McKinley
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp.
Company ID: 2900537
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 MIN TOPO
Reference (Deposit): NMSMIR, 1958
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MAP FILE
Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P 40
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR MINES FILE
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
Reference (Deposit): MID # 2900817
Reference (Deposit): LEVELS 1 THRU 4 USED BY N.M.S.U. FOR MINE TRAINING
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