Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline

The Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,395 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: Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline  

State:  New Mexico

County:  McKinley

Elevation: 7,395 Feet (2,254 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 35.50556, -108.15972

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Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline
Secondary: Mine: Western Nuclear


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: McKinley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stratiform
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1980
Year Last Production: 1982
Discovery Year: 1968
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Mariano Anticline


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): THE ORE IS SIMILAR TO THE RUBY NO. 1 AND NO. 2 OREBODY. THE ORE OCCURS IN AN OXIDIZED ROLL-FRONT OREBODY AND AS PRIMARY TREND ORE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 2000-FT 11-DEGREE DECLINE WITH HAULAGE DRIFTS THAT EXTEND INTO THE RUBY NO. 4 OREBODY IN SECTION 26, T 15 N, R 13 W

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE BRUSHY BASIN MEMBER OF THE MORRISON FORMATION.

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS ESTIMATED FROM MCLEMORE'S (1983) DATA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979


References

Reference (Deposit): RISTORCELLI, S.J., 1980, NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 145-152

Reference (Deposit): HATCHELL, W.O. AND C. WENTZ, 1981, "URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY-A REVIEW OF THE NEW MEXICO URANIUM INDUSTRY 1980," 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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