The Section 17 Prospects is a uranium mine located in Sandoval county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.2703, -107.17670
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Section 17 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 17 Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Sandoval
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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.
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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): EXTEND INTO SECTION 8.
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7.5 MINUTE TOPO MAP
Reference (Deposit): INCLUDES 26 PROSPECTS IN SECTION 17 AND 3 PROSPECTS WHICH
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP NO. 31, 1979
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