The United Nuclear Uranium Mill (Facility) is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,005 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,005 Feet (2,135 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.6508, -108.50580
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United Nuclear Uranium Mill (Facility) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: United Nuclear Uranium Mill (Facility)
Secondary: Churchrock Mill (Facility)
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: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: United Nuclear Corp.
Company ID: 2901678
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
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: Navajo 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
Comment (Deposit): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. PLACED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN 1983 AS "UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. CHURCHROCK SITE." ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE MILL TAILINGS CONTAINING HEAVY METALS, INCLUDING RADIONUCLIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 MIN TOPO
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 1979 DIRECTORY, P 203
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979
Reference (Deposit): 3000 TON PER DAY CADACITY
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