Nose Rock No. 1 Mine

The Nose Rock No. 1 Mine is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,381 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

Name: Nose Rock No. 1 Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 6,381 Feet (1,945 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.83556, -108.05528

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Nose Rock No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nose Rock No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Mine: Phillips
Secondary: Noserock No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Noserock #1


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: State Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Phillips Uranium Corp.
Home Office: NM
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1975
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: A Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile

Type: L
Description: A Small Homocline Dipping N7e At About 120 Ft/Mile; A Small Normal Fault


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 (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): CLARK, D.S., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 195-201

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ACCURATE FOR BUILDINGS SHOWN ON THE BECENTI LAKE QUADRANGLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE IS FOUND IN THREE ROLL-TYPE DEPOSITS IN UNOXIDIZED SANDSTONE ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIC DEBRIS.

Comment (Workings): TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS WERE SUNK BEFORE THE MINE WAS PUT ON STAND-BY STATUS. ONE SHAFT IS 3,295 FEET AND THE OTHER SHAFT IS 3,215 FEET. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): NMSMIR, 1977

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9, 1979

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31, 1979

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, D.S., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 195-201

Reference (Deposit): RHETT, D.W., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 202-207

Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L. AND H.K. HOLEN, 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 17-21

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

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

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


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