The Section Nine Mine is a uranium mine located in Cibola county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,988 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,988 Feet (2,130 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.2892, -107.79250
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Section Nine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section Nine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Cibola
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anaconda Co.
Home Office: New Mexico
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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): NMBM INDEX
Reference (Deposit): NMBM MEMOIR 15,SOC.ECON.GEOLOGISTS,1963,P.137
Reference (Deposit): NMBM CIR 29,1955,P.3
Reference (Deposit): DOS LOMAS TOPO MAP USGS 1957
Reference (Deposit): USGS-PROF PAPER 603,LOWELL S.HILPERT,1969,P59
Reference (Deposit): P87
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SECTION 9
Reference (Deposit): METALLIFEROUS OCCURRENCES IN NM STATE PLANNING OFFICE, 1967
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