The Kermac Nuclear Proc. Plant is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.4014, -107.83640
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Kermac Nuclear Proc. Plant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kermac Nuclear Proc. Plant
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Kerr-Mc Gee Nuclear Corp.
Company ID: 2900776
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1979
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ DIRECTORY, 1979
Reference (Deposit): PHASE 1, STATE RESOURCES DEVEL. PLAN, P 10
Reference (Deposit): HOWARD, E. VIET, 1967, METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN N.M.,
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
Reference (Deposit): 7000 TON PER DAY ACID LEACH MILL OPENNED IN 1958
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