The Dalton Pass Uranium Deposit - Section 28 is a uranium mine located in McKinley county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,677 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
Elevation: 7,677 Feet (2,340 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 35.6742, -108.33280
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Dalton Pass Uranium Deposit - Section 28 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dalton Pass Uranium Deposit - Section 28
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: McKinley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
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
Comment (Geology): "Radioactive impure coal bed about 3 in. thick at top of Crevasse Canyon Formation and immediately beneath Hosta Tongue of Point Lookout Sandstone. Sample 0.2 ft thick, 0.025 percent U." (From Table 4, of Hilpert, 1969)
References
Reference (Deposit): HILPERT, 1969, USGS PP 603, P 44
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