Section 30 Mine

The Section 30 Mine is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 6,991 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: Section 30 Mine  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 6,991 Feet (2,131 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.415, -107.82417

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Section 30 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 30 Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley
District: Grants Uranium District, Ambrosia Lake Subdistrict


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp.
Home Office: P.O. Box 218, Grants, N.M. 87020

Owner Name: Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corp.
Home Office: P.O. Box 218, Grants, N.M. 87020
Years: 1981 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
Year Last Production: 1981
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Datil Section


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: Jordisite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Gypsum
Unknown: Barite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SCHILLING, F.A., JR., 1975 NMBMMR BULL 105, 69 PAGES IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GRANTS URANIUM REGION FROM 1950 TO 1972. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR SHAFT SHOWN ON THE AMBROSIA LAKE TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS IDENTIFIED BY GRANGER, H.C., 1963, P. 29

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS IN THE WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1963 CONSISTED OF A 750 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH OVER 30 MI. OF WORKINGS ON THREE OPERATING LEVELS. OPERATIONS USE A MODIFIED ROOM AND PILLAR MINING METHOD.


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 21-37

Reference (Deposit): CLARY, T.A., MOBLEY, C.M., AND MOULTON, G.F., JR., 1963 NMBMMR MEM 15, P. 72-79

Reference (Deposit): SANTOS, E.S., AND THADEN, R.E., 1966 USGS MAP GQ-515

Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, L.S., 1969 USGS PP 603, P. 38

Reference (Deposit): SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9

Reference (Deposit): URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1980 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 60


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