Narrow Canyon Deposit

The Narrow Canyon Deposit is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,814 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

Name: Narrow Canyon Deposit  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 6,814 Feet (2,077 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.73306, -108.29444

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Narrow Canyon Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Narrow Canyon Deposit
Secondary: Deposit: Standing Rock
Secondary: Pioneer Nuclear


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1975
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Coffinite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: MID-1970'S

Comment (Location): THE CADASTRAL GRID IS PROJECTED IN THIS AREA. THE LOCATION IS ESTIMATED FOR THE CENTER OF THE SECTION. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1

Comment (Deposit): THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THIS DEPOSIT AVAILABLE.

Comment (Workings): THE DEPOSIT WAS DELINEATED BY DRILL HOLES.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN BOTH THE BRUSHY BASIN AND WESTWATER CANYON MEMBERS OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.


References

Reference (Deposit): PERKINS, B.L., 1979, "AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY," NM ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT. REPORT

Reference (Deposit): MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, APPENDIX 1

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.


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