Uranium Mines and Deposits in the Grants district, Cibola and McKinley Counties, New Mexico

Virginia T. McLemore and

William L. Chenoweth

New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Open-file Report 353

Revised December 1991

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List of Maps

Map 1 - Location of uranium deposit maps of the Grants uranium district, New Mexico.

Map 2 - Uranium ore deposits and mines in the Jackpile-Paguate mine area, Laguna

subdistrict, Grants uranium district, Cibola County, New Mexico.

Map 3 - Uranium deposits and mines in the Ambrosia Lake subdistrict Grants uranirm

district, McKinley and Cibola Counties, New Mexico.

Map 4 - Uranium deposits in the Borrego Pass area, Ambrosia Lake subdistrict, Grants

uranium district, McKinley County, New Mexico.

Map 5 - Uranium deposits and mines in the Smith Lake subdistrict, Grants uranium district,

McKinley County, New Mexico.

Map 6 - Uranium mines and deposits in the Churchrock subdistrict, Grants uranium district,

McKinley County, New Mexico.

Map 7 - Uranium deposits in the Crownpoint area, Grants uranium district, McKinley

County, New Mexico.

Map 8 - Uranium deposits in the Nose Rock area, Grants uranium district, McKinle:?

County, New Mexico.

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The purpose of this report is to present a series of maps showing the approximate

outlines of uranium deposits and areas of signiscant mineralization. Mines and prospects are

also shown on the maps. The data presented here are intended to supplement McLemore and

Chenoweth (1989) and to aid exploration and mining companies in locating and developing

these deposits. The data may also be useful for administrators in local, state, and federal

government agencies who require this information for environmental studies, land-use

decisions, and other planning actions. The data will be updated periodically and u1ti:nately

published by NMBMMR in the future and any updates and/or corrections will be greatly

appreciated.

The approximate outlines of the uranium deposits were obtained from a variety of

sources including published and unpublished reports. Most sources are referenced on each of

the maps. In addition to published reports, mine and uranium deposit maps and other data

were obtained from a number of mining Companies and the files of the U.S. Atomic Energy

Commission, Grand Junction (Colorado) Office. Several geologists from various conpanies

review portions of the maps, including M. H. Alief (Chevron Resources Co.), J. Greenslade

(retired, Phillips Petroleum Co.), D. C. Pitch and J. E. Motica @ala Mining Co.), J. H.

Jackson (Santa Fe Mining, Inc.), and H. E. Whitacre (Quivira Mining Co., now Rio Algom

Mining Corp.). George W. Hazlett (retired, United Nuclear Corp.) and Harlen K. Folen

(retired, U.S. Department of Energy) reviewed all of the maps and assisted in plottirg the

oxidation-reduction interface in the Morrison Formation. Warren I. Finch (U.S. Geological

Survey) and William Hatchell (New Mexico Department of Natural Resources) also reviewed

all of the maps. However, the authors assume full responsibility for the data presented.

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Production data for each mine are presented in Table 1 up through 1970. T h e data

were obtained from the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission files. Production data for each

mine from 1971 to 1988 are confidential and summarized in Table 2. Additional production

data are presented in McLemore (1983a) and McLemore and Chenoweth (1989). Statistics

on reserves are from various cited references, however reserve data are not available. for

most deposits.

The geologic setting, host rocks, size, geometry, and mineralogy of uranium deposits

in the Grants district are summarized elsewhere and not repeated here. The reader is

referred to McLemore and Chenoweth (1989), Turner-Peterson and others (1986), Rautman

(1980), Hilpert (1969), and Kelley (1963) for more information.

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MacRae, M. E., 1963, Geology of the Black Jack No. 1 mine, Smith Lake area; in Kelley,

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Santos, E. S., and Rishman, N. S. (eds.), A basin analysis case study: The Morrison

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GRANTS URANIUM DISTRICT Cibola County (formerly Valmcia County)

12N.9W.4.414

llN.9W.ZO.414

lON.3W.22.400

8N.W.8.113 12N.9W.4.243

llN.5W.26.35 12N.9W.33.444

12N.9W.15.411

12N.9W.8.224

llN.9W.8.214

8N.6W.16.124 12N.9W.4 12N.9W.4.221 12N.9W.4.214 12N.9W.4.434

llN.4W.30.243

13N.8W.30.243

9N.W.27.211 12N.9W.9.120

Blackhnwk and 13,934 Bunney (Sec. 4)

Cedar (Yucca, Falcon) 3.199

chava Lea= Christmas Day Crackpot I F 3 3 (Sa . 33) lJackpilOWpuace La Jara (Zia)

Last Chance

Lone pine

W a n 0 Qed Bluf fay Eagle Red Bluff #2,4 Red Bluff #3,5,9 Red Bluff #7,8,10;

TOTAL G Y Eagle

'St. Anthonv ("6, Hanosh)

'Sari Malm Mine

Sandy Mine Scction 9

2,624 192

3,214 48,686

9,498,698 3,574

2,753

392

9

2,756 457

41,914 45,127

78,722

837,110

939 64,424

72,996

13,631

9,373 821

8,396

46,194,350 304,871

31277

9934

983

34

10,157 1,350

168,560 180,067

320,942

2,847,799

2,221 m , n 8

0.26

0.21

0.21 0.18 0.13 031 0.24 0.44

0.17

0.13

0.18

0.18 0.15

0.20 0.20

0.20

0.17

0.12 0.15

4,571

6,461

2,165

21,348 5,621

31,306 5,315,237

613

12,804

3,309

-

49,831

1MI

-

112,584 2,579

0.09 limestone

0.10 limestone

056 sandstone 0.10 limestone 0.33 limestone 0.12 limestone

0 5 2 limcs(one - sandstone

0.26 limestone

0.42 limestone

limestone limestone -

sandstone

0.14 limestone - limCSlone

Jt

Jt

JIUI Jt Jt Jt Jmbj JtJe

Jt

It

Jt It

J,lhj

JmP

J t , k Jt

1952 -John Dorsett; 1954-M.W. Laram; 1956Cheymne Contractinff, 19581960, 1962- Sutton and Sutton; 1960-1962Astro Entaprises;

1967-Bailey and Fife 1963Sutton and Moe; 1965-1966Mcsa Mining Co.;

1952 - Maddox and T a p ; 1953-Maddox and

Uranium and Oil Co.;1955-1956-Yucca Uranium CO, Tcague; 1954-195ELa Jara Mining Co.; 1955-Falcon

1956-1957-Florida Minerals; 1957-Uta Uranium

1955 - Calumcl and Heck 1954-1956 - Colamrr Corp. 1955 - Anawnda

1952-1970 - Anaconda 1954-1959 - Anaconda 1952 - J.M. Kcacy; 1954-La Jara Mirriog Co.;

19"chena Mining Co.

Skidmore; 1956-PJ. Bmddus 1951 - william Barlow; 1952-F.A. Sutlon; 1953-T.H.

Bash uranium Co. 1954-1955 - Lone Pine Mining Co.; 195EPamian

1957 - Good News Mining Lid. 1952-1959 - Uranium Development Co.; 1953,1955,

Marlin, 1954, 1956 - Amuranium C o r p ; 1954 - M.L. 1957,1964"oiseMirabe~ 1953,1955-1957- W.A.

h n ; 1954 -E and M Mining Co.; 1954 -william and Russen; 1954, 1956 - McElvuh Brolhas; 1958 1958 - Sutton and Sutton; 1958 - Chena Uranium Co.; 1959-1960 - L.O. Sutton; 1960 - Astro EntcrpEiscs;

Co. 1962-1953 - Homer Scriven; 1963, 1965-Mesa Mining

Uranium Co.; 19aAmaican MctalClimax Corp. 1951 - Ysoosh %iks; lQ57-1Q6J%%. hlhony

(now controlled by Uniled Nuclcar Cop.) 1959-1962 - Rare Metals Cop. of Anmi% 1962-

Nuclcar Corp. 1967 - El Paso Natural Gas Co.; 1967-1970-Uniled

1955 - Anawuda 1950 - Frcd Glover; 1953-1959-Anaconda; 1960-1962- Fanis Mines

arp.

1956-~10rida ~in~rals, 1957-19sazia &g a,.;

Number

12N.9W.11.334 llN.9W.4.411

llN.5W.35.341 12N.9W.4.442

llN.5W35.100 11N.5W36.443

14N.llW.5.313

14N.9W.28.144

13N.9W30.213

13N.9W.30.141

13N.9W.30.221 13N.9W.18.441

15N.17W.28.132

15N.17W.28344

14N.llW.19.220

15N.13W.12322

15N.13W.18.223

13N.lOW.24.234

13N.lOW.24.144

Mine Name TOM Ore. Pounds U,O, %U308 Pounds V& %V@s deposit Host Rock' Periods of Fmduciion/Shippr Type of

Becenti (NW114 Section 28, Eunice Beeenti allotment) BCCUlti 8,536

Naomi Bcccnti dlotment) (SW1/4 Section 28,

mind through Diamond #2 'Billy the Kid 872 ( W o n 19)

'Black Jack B1 1,439,432

110 32

927 319

2,788 5,326

3,330

1,116.729

8,691

46,495

11,953

58,448 102,128 39,354

846

'Black Jack #2 247,613

Blue Peak 12,051

Bob Cat 117

362 169

3,091 2,643

134,014 17,325

27,212

5,032,647

52,631

191,199

41,631

232,830 485,719 166,065

3,350

42,499

2,693

6,440,419

1,129,004

44,020

186

0.16

0.17 0.26

0.41 031 1.26

0.40

0.20

0.26

0.21

0.17

0.20 0.23 0.21

0.20

0.25

0.15

0.22

0.23

0.19

0.06

315

2,184 1,375

4,895 9,298

-

13,719

-

14,830

22,671

2,266

20,847

4,276

-

18,707

71

- 0.49 0.07 0.34 0.17 0.05

0.35

-

0.11

0.14

0.13

-

-

0.12

limestone Jt sandstone Jmp 1961 - Lummus and Murid

19541955 - Anaconda limestone Jt 19531954 -Uranium Development Co. sandstone Jmbj 1952-1953 -Anaconda

breccia pipe JmjJmb 1953-1956 - Anaconda sandstone Jmbj 1954 - Anaconda

sandstone

sandstone

limestone

limestone

hestone sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

limeatone

sandstone

8aZl'i?lClZl=

sandstone

sandstone

Jmw

Jmw

Jt

Jt

Jt JmP

Kd

Kd

Jt

Jmw

Jmh

Jmp

JmP

1951-1957 - Anaconda, 1960-Farris Mines, Inc.; 1961-L.O. Sutlon, Jr.; 1966HemyAndmm 1958-1963 - Phillips; 1963-1970-Umted Nuolear

19561957,1960-1962 - Midwntinmt Uranium;

1957,1960-1964 - Midmntinmt Uranium; 1959 - Dalm Uranium, Jnc. 1959-1960 - Dalm Uranium Co.; 19661967 - Farris Mines, Inc.; 1967-1963 - Midcontinat Uranium Co.; 19661961-FaniMinca 1959-1963 - Midcontinent Uranium Co. 1956 - Holly Mining Co.; 1957-Lca Exploration Cq 1958-1959-E.P. Mce; 1960-1%1-KSN Co., Jnc.; 1%2-1963,19661967-FarrisMincs 1952-1954 - Tucker, Hyde. Davenpoa 1953 - Hag-, Fazhugh, Davenprt 1956,1958-1959 - A.W. Tucker

1964-1966 - A and 8 hfiaing Co.

1959-1960 - w l c o uranium, Inc.

1958-1959 - Lug0 uranium Co.

1968-1969 - ShiproCkLtd.

1953-Maddox-Tcague; 1954-Continental Divide; 1958- 1952 - Wamn McChmi& 1952-W.A.

H.E. Andremy 196aDon W. Wright 1959-1961 - LanceCorp.; 1960-1961-Homcatake Mining C o ; 1961SabrePinon C o p ; 1962-1968- HomestakcSapin hem; 1969-1970-Unacd Nuclear-HomestakePartnenr 1959-1961 - ~ m c e C 0 7 . ; IQdl-SshPinon Corp.;

United Nuclcar-Hom~takeF'arlnm 1%2-1967-Homestak&pinParhcrs; 1968-1970-

1951-1952-BluePak Mining; 1953Sharmck D m ; 1955Saint Michaels Foundation; 1956-Colohoma Uranium, Inc.; 1957-1958-ThreeJacks Mining; 1954

19.54-Lze Garcia 1960-Farris Mining Co.; 1960-1961-Lloyd 0. Sutlon;

1956-Brown and Wallace

Number Mine Name TonsOre PoundsU,O, 9bU308 pOundsV,O, %V&, deposit HostRock' Pericds of PruduotiodShippr Type of

14N.lOW.14.414 'Buckey (Jeep) 161,635

16N.17W.35.411 C D and S 13N.9W.33.433 Charlotte (Section 33)

16

16N.16W.17212 Lchurch Rock 208

(Section 17) n,%s

14N.9W.35.332 'cliffside - 7.074

13N.9W.20.312 Davenport hcline 7,517

15N.17W.33214 Diamond #2 47.181

Section 36

&argo #2, Mike Smith h e )

13N.9W.20.411 'DOE. Flea. and BO Qrou0244.177 13N.9W.21.32.1 lDo&-S&on 21

14N.lOW.11312 Dyeart#l

14N.lOW.11.424 Dyeart #2

13N.9W.20.233 East Mal@ Lcasc 14N.12W.24.243 Elldns Group 14N.llW.9.214 'Evelyn

(Scdion 11)

13N.9W.29.141 FaithSedion 29

13N.9W30.442 Flat Top

15N.16W.4.111 Foutz #1

15N.16W.31.444 Foutz #2 16N.16W31.444 Foutz #3

14N.llW.8.213 Rancis (Yellow Jacket)

13N.llW.13.312 SWll4 sec. 13 13N.llW.13.444 Sec. 13 13N.lOW.19.110 Sec. 19

(Haystack No. 1) TOTAL

13N.9W.14.414 Hogan Mine (section 14)

'Haystack

. . 31,950

891.922

237,602

30,333 59

10,743

66,327

49,663

324

242 2,412

755

1,162

137,310 3.736

142,208 129.551

770,893

48 704

302,608

6,046,780

28,539

2@?-,4-?,o

906,235 118,052

3,795,495

894,642

139,818 151

49,584

758,615

216,486

1.8"

8,556 1,045

6,164

2,830 16,701

562,267

581,798 678,510

0.24

0.15 0.17 0.19

0.41

0.19

0.21

0.19 0.18

021

0.18

0.23 0.13 0.23

0.19

0.22

0.28

0.22 0.18

0.41

0.12 0.22 0.20

0.26 0.20

241

- - -

- -

65,450

- -

47,438

- -

23,539 231

-

66,126

2,676

2,877 12,466

12,578

-

165,454

165,494

-

-

sandstone

limestone sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

sandsbne

sandstone

sandstone sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

limeatone sandstone

sandstone

limestone

limestone

sandstone

sandstone sandstone

sandstone

limestone limestone. limestone

sandstone

Kd

Jmw

Jmp

Kd

Jmp

Jmp

Jmw

J m W

Jmp Jt Jmb

Jt

Jt

J m w

JmW Jmb

Jmb

Jt Jt Jt

JmP

J ~ W 1957-1958-~011~ ~ i n e r a l s ; 195at965*~= Mining Co.

Jmw 1957-C D and S Mining Co. Jt JmwJmb, 1960-1961-Phillips Petroleum Co.; 1%1-1962-Quinta

195awcshraco ~ ine ra l s

Corporation (now owned by Unitcd Nuclcar Carp.)

NuoIcaq 1970-Kcrr M c b 1960-1963-phiIIips Pwoleum Co.; 1963-1968-United

S a T a Mining Co.; 196Bailey and Fde 1957-1958E.P. Moc; 1959-Black Rook M i ; 1961-

1952-Albcrl Smith; 1953-Adee DodgcE!nkpks; 1953-1954-Gcncral Uranium Co.; 1954-1959-Largo Uranium Co.; 1964-1957- A and B Mining Co.; 1970- shipmck Ltd. 1957-1970-Four Comm Exploration 1958-1959-W*itvaw Minerals; 1959-1961-Phillips Petroleum Co.; 1961-KSN Co. 19561960-Eo de Om; 1959-196&Midco&d Exploration Co.; 1961-1962-Homeutd~eSupin

Co.; 1%1-1962-HomeakkeSapin 1959-1961-Rio de Om; 1959"idm&cntExploration

1959-1960-Four Comm Exploration Co. 1953-1954-JoscphincElkins 1953-1956 - Anamnda Ca.; 19661968-Fauk Mines, Inc.; 1969-197oSmith Wdopmcnt; 1970Minerals hcrgy 195at959 - W ~ C O ~ h d , 1 9 6 0 - m Pctrolcum Co.; 1960-1964-KSN Co.; 1963-United Nuclcar 1955-1957 -Holly Uranium Co.; 1957-1959-Flat Top Mining Co.; 1963-1966Bailcy and Fde 1953-1954-FolItz Mining Co.; 1953-Hanosh Mincs, InC. 1953-1954 - Foutz Mining Co. 1953-1955 - Foutz Mioing Co.

1953-1954 - F8.A Miics, Inc.

Haystack Mountain Development Corp. 1958,1961-HaystackDcvelopment Corp. 1956,1958-1961-ArtBibo (mind in trespass) 1951-A.T.S.F.RR; 1952-1957,1959-1961, 1963-1965-HaystackMountain Welopmmt Carp. 1959-1961 - Four Comas Exploration Co.; 1962-HomestakoSapin

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Number Mine Name Tons Ore Pounds U30, %U308 Pounds V@5 %V@5 deposit HoslRock' P a i d s of p r o d u d i o d s ~ p c r

13N.lOW.18.341

14N.9W.18.400

14N.9W.20.114

14N.lOW.22.223

14N.lOW.23.134

13N.lOW.23.444

13N.9W.24.121

13N.9W.24.300

13N.llW.24.222

14N.lOW.24.332

13N.lOW.25.411

14N.lOW.25.144

13N.lOW.26.221

14N.lOW.26.220

14N.9W.27.324

14N.9W.27.310

14N.9W.28.333

14N.9W.29.300

Section 18 (13N-1OW) 25,796 (Indian Allotment)

'Section 18 (14N-9W) 501,946 mined through SCO. 17 'Section 20 (14N.9w) 486,375 mined through Scc. 17 'Section 22 2,189,051 (14N-10- heap leach - 'Section 23 2,528,797

Section 23 (13N-low) 21,826 (14N-1OW)

Seclion 24 (13N-9- 9,261

W o n 24 (13N-9W) (SYZ, East Marquez)

10,120

Marque2 decline Section 24 (13N-llw) 24,638 (Nana-A-Bah Vandcvcr Allotment) 'Section 24 1,904,582

Heap leach (14N-1OW)

' W o n 25 (13N-low) 235,156

chill was, Rialto

mined through

-

'Section 25 1,791,048 (14N-lOW)

(Desidcro Allotment) 'Section 26 (13N-IOW) 11,110

'Section 26 (14N-1OW) 362,110

w o n 24 'Stdion 27 (14N-9W) 553,732

mined through

mined throu€$ AnnLee 285,057

Section 2 3 mined section total 838,789 23.648 through Sec. 30 Section 29 (14N-9W) 390,511

Sa. 32 shafl mined through

98.175

1,586,447

2,223,971

11,605,672

9,619,773 38,105

138,541

31,381

33,800

115,075

7,071,564

958,058 579

6,444,889

83,152

1,198,696

2,442,855

1,275,695 3,718,550

94,333

1,999,236

0.19

0.16

0.23

0.18

0.19

0.32

0.17

0.17

-

0.22

0.19

- 0.20

0.18

0.38

0.17

0.22

0.22 0.22 0.20

0.26

75,342

-

10,256

-

85,545

153,657

-

17,518

-

0.30

-

0.06

-

0.18

0.12

- 0.08

-

limestone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

limestone

sandstone

s a n d S b U 8

limeatone

sandstone

limestone

sandstone

limestone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

It

JUW

Jmw

J m w

Jmw

Jt

JmP

Jmp

It

Jmw

Jt

JrmR

Jt

Jmw

Jmw

Jmw

Jmw

Jmw

1952-F.A. Sitlon; 1952-Thompson and Wilbmq 1952-1953-Glen william; 1955-195€&mk Pe Uranium Co.; 19561959-FederalUraniumranium Corp.; 1963-1964"esa Mining Co.; 1966cihla Mining Cu. 1962-1964-KermacNuolcar, 1965-1970-Kcrr M&

1962-Kmac Nuclear

1 9 5 8 4 9 W K ~ N u c 1 c a r . 1965-1970-Kerr McGee

United Nuclear 1 9 5 9 - 1 9 6 a H o m ~ p j n ; 1969-1970-Homesinke-

1957-1965-HaystaokMounlain Development Corp.; 1965-1966Santa P C pacifc 196a1963-Febcc Mines, Ino.

1960-1962-calumet and Heela

Uranium Co.; 19561957-Faicral Uranium Corp. 1952-1954-Glen williams, 1955-1956Santa Fs

M& 1959-1964-Kcrr-McGeeNuclcar, 1965-1970-gerr

Development Corp.; 19621965santaFe Pacific; 1951-AT and SFRR; 1955-1961-HayatackMountaio

Mining Co.; 1969-1970-United Nuclear Corp. 1963,1965-1966-FarriaMines, bo.; 196gHomcstake

Uniled Nuclear 1959-1969-HomcstakeSapin; 1969-1970-Homestake

1952-1957-HmoshHines

1965-1970-Km-McGes

1961-1970-UNkd Nuclear

1958-Uniled Wcstem

1961-19WKermacNuclcar; 1965-1970-KcrrMcGm

Number Mine Name TonsOrc Pounds U& %U308 PoundsVzOJ %V&, deposit H o s t R d * Periods of RnductiodShippcr w of

14N.9W.29.100

14N.9W.29.400

13N.9W.30.333

14N.9W.30.232 14N.9W.30.141 14N.9W.31.200

13N.9W.31.120

13N.9W.32.144

14N.9W.32.122

13N.9W.32.144

15N.llW.33.242

14N.9W.33.213

13N.lOW.36.224

14N.lOW.36.222

14N.12W.10.243

14N.lOW.31.334

15N.16W.4.414

mined through Section 29 318,361

Sm. 30 shaft Stction 29 641,918 mined through sm. 33 Section 30 (13N-9W) Roundy Lease. 91,513

Rimrock n3 'Section 30 (14N-9W) 2,855,164

Section 31 (14N-9W) '?3eotion 30W (14N-9W) 68,895

W o n 31 (13N-9W) 15,736

Section 32 (13N-9W) Moe #4

2,407

Section 32 (14N-9W) 488,031

3,469 mined through sec. 32

Section 32 (15N-llW) 20,117

allobnent) mined W 4 , D. Begay

through Moc #5 decline Section 33 (15N-llw) 4,243 Moe #5, West Ranoh Mine 'Section 33 (14N-9W) 960,007 Branson hatD leach

1,401,003

1,936,819

464,810

15,064,056 282,714

17,999

n,w 9,746

1,927,388

89,091

21,149

3,222,939 26.149

0.22

0.15

0.25 76,565

0.26 - 0.21 0.26 - 0.25 21,628

0.25 21,628

0.20 -

0.22

0.25

0.16 -

0.27

0.27

-

NOTE: Ambrosia Jake Uranium Co. c ~ ~ i s t e d ofKm-M&, Andason Development Co., Pacific Uranium Co., Phillips Petroleum Co., and Branson Estate Section 36 (13N-10W) bok Section 36 (14N-1OW) 5,249 53,349 051 45,950 Lease 60-167

0.43

Silver Bil 1-18 293 3181 0.54 3,340 0 5 7

Silver Spur Group 5,938 29,454 0.25 19,202 0.25

1,435 3,770 0.13 2,698 0.19

U Mine 2,560 8,460 0.17 4,075 0.09 chrislulscn 1-20

sandstone

sandstone

limaione

sandstone sandstone sandstone

limaionc

limestone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

limestone

sandstone

sandstone

sandstone

Jmw

Jmw

Jt

Jmw lmw Jmw

Jt

Jt

Jmw

Jmb

Imb

Jmw

It

Imb

1960-1970-Kerr-McGm

1 9 6 3 " M &

Co.; 1970-Bailey and Fife WZ-1956F.0. Manot; 19561966-Rimrock Mining

1959-1964-Kermac Nuclear; 1965-1970-Km M& 1970-Km-McGee 1970-Km-Mcb

1953-1954, 1958, 1961-HaystackMountain Development Corp.; 19624anta Fe Pacific 19634ulton and Moe

Homestake3apin; 1968-1970-Uniled Nuclcar- 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6 1 - H o m ~ N c w M a i w ; 1961-1968-

Homestake

1968-1969-DeVilliers Nudear 1960-1963-KamaC Nuclear; 1964.1968-E.P. Moc;

19M),19621963-K~Nuclear 1964.E.P. Moe 1959-1961-Amb~siaJak~Uranium Co.; 1959-1963- Phillips Petroleum Co.; 19621964-KemmcNuclcar, 1964196EUniled Nuclear Corp.; 1965-1970; K m M& I

1952-1953-Moses Mirabcl; 1954-1955SlolIt-Mun; 1958-Chena Mining Co.; 1962-Homer Scriven 1957-1958-V.C.A.; 1959-Udcd Westun

JmwJmb 1955-1956-G.W. Relds; 1957-Monitor Exploration; 1957-Uniled Wcslun Mining

Kd 1952Chas Davis; 1952-1953siivex Spur Mining Co.; 1955-Holly Uranium Co.; 1956Holly Minerals; 1957-

Mines IQSQ-WCO 1~5?-v~n~ G~.; 1qsF-

cahonaceous Kd sandstone

1953-1954-Wfiams and Reynolds; 1955-Frontier Uranium; 1957-George Christcnscn; 1957-Rem Uranium Co.;l95&W.C.T. Engineering CO

Number Mine Name Tons Ore Pounds U30, %U308 Pounds V@s %V& deposit Host Rock' Periods of PmductionlShipper Type of

13N.9W.34.343 VaUqo Mine 6,458 21,?33 0.17 394 - limestone Jt 1957-1959-Vdqo Uranium Mines: 1959-1960Samson

lM.16W.2.442 w- #l 4,713 26,571 0.28 27,134 0.40 sandstone Jmw 1957-1960-WcshwterUranium Corp. Oil and Minag; 1962-1963-Pen& Mining Co.

Jmw 1963-1970-Kcrr MCGee, Homestakcsapin h e r s , Urrited Nuclear

NOTE: In November 1961, Homestakdapin hers acquired HomestakeNew Mexico Partners. In April 1962, United Nuclear Corp. merged with the Sabrc-Pinon Corp. and Unitcd Nuclear

Nuclear Fuels Corp. was dissolved. The operating company became KenMcGee Oil Industria, Inc. Later it wan the Km-McGec Corp. and the Km-Mc4iee Nuclear Corp. In Apnl1968, bccamethc surviving corporation and bccameUnacd Nuclear Corp. In February 1963, Umled Nuclear Corp. acquired the uranium mines and mill of the Phillips Pdrolcum Co. In 1965, Kcnmc

HomataksSapin partners bccame UNlcd Nuclear-Homestake PaNlers. See Chenoweth (1989) for a listing of Ambrosia Lake operations.

Table 2-Uraniwn mines in New Mexico that have produced from 1971 to 1991.

Occnrrence Production' Hostz

I

number Mine name ClW rock Periods of production/sllip~l

GRANTSURANIUMDISTRICT Cibola County (formerly Valencia County)

12N.9W.33.444 T-33 (Section 33)

11N.5W.13.300 13N.8W.24.433

JJ #I Mt. Taylor

12N.9W.4 llN.4W.19.300,

3Red Bhff-Gay Eagle

11N.4W.30.240, 11N.5W.24.411

1lN.Sw.26,33 3Jackpile-Paguate

"st. Anthony

13N.8W.30.243 3San Mateo Mine

McKidev County

14N.9W.28.144 'Arm Lee (Spider Rock)

13N.9W.30.221 %rbaraJ#3(whiteCap) 14N.llW.19.220 15N.13W.12.322

%illy the Kid %lack Jack #I

14N.lOW.14.414 'Buckey

14N.9W.36.332 16N.16W.17.212 3cburch Rock (Sec. 8,17)

13N.9W.20.411 Wiffside-Section 36 'Dog, Flea, and BG Group

13N.9W.21.324 14N.llW.9.214

3Doris-section 21 3Evelyn

13N.llW.13.314 3Haystack-Sectiou 13 13N.10W.19.110

17N.9W.19.727 Section 18 and 19

13N.9W.7.221 Hope [Section 19)

13N.8W.7,18 Johnny M (Sections 7, 18) 3 1 ~ b e u ~

C

e d

b d

b

d

d

C

a d

C

C

d C

b b

C

C

b

d C

Jt 1971-1977 - Homestake

Jmj 1976-1981 - SOhiO-ReServe Jmw 1980-1983 - Gnlf, 1985-1990 - Chevron Jt 1976 - Moises-Mirabel Jmj 1976-1980 -United Nuclear

Jmj 1971-1982 - Anaconda

JW 1971 - United Nuclear

J m w

Jt Jt

JmW J m w Jmw, Jmb, Kd Jmw JW

JmP Jmb

Jt

1971-1972, 1982 - United NUC~W, 1977-1982 - Spider Rock 1979-1980 - T d t o Exp. Dev. Co.

1971 - United Nuclear-Homestake 1976 - H ~ n r y AU~RWS

1972 - Hydro-Nuclear; 1978-1980,1982 - Cobb 1976-1977,1979-1982 - United Nuclear 1971-1985 - Kerr McGes 1971-1975 - Four Cornera Exp.; 1978-1980 - MBrM Mining 1978-1979 - Ranchers 1971 - Smith Dev.; 1971-1972 - Stevenson; 1972 - oral creek 1975-1981 - Todilto Exp. and Dev.

Jt 1977-1981 - Pachers

Jmw 1976-1982 - Ranchers JmP 1978-1980 - Koppk, 1980-UnitedNnclear

occurrence Production1 Hostz number Mine name class rock Periods of pmduction/Shipper

15N.14W.12.423 lSN.14W.12.134 17N.16W.35.200 17N.16W.35.200 17N.16W.36.100

13N.9W.30.143 13N.9W.19.420 15N.13W.21.142

1SN.13W.25.224 15N.13W.25.224

14N.9W.34.424 13N.9W.1.200

14N.10W.12.411 14N.lOW.10.244

14N.lOW.13.413

14N.10W.15.441

13N.9W.16.441

14N.9W.17.323 14N.9W.18.420

14N.9W.19.411 14N.9W.20.114

14N.lOW.22.223 14N.lOW.23.134

16N.17w.23.221 14N.lOW.24.332

1 7 ~ . 1 6 w . n . 2 ~

3Mac #I C

Mariano Lake (Section 12) d N.E. Church Rock (2 shafts) . d N.E. Church Rock #1 d N.E. Church Rock #I-E d N.E. Church Rock #2 d

3Poiston Canyon Piedra Trieste (Section 30) a

Ruby #I } mined through d Ruby #3 and #4 } m e decline Ruby #3 and #4 d ’Sandstone d “4S&ion 1 (13N-9W) d

3ktion 10 (14N-1OW) %section 12 (14N-low) Section 13 (14N-1OW)

’Section 15 (14N-low) d

Section 16 (13N-9W) b

’Section 17 (14N-9W) d i4Section 18 (14N-9W) d

Section 19 (14N-9W) d “%tion 20 (14N-9w) d

3Secti0n 22 (14N-1OW) d ’Ssection 23 (14N-1OW) d

Section 23 (16N-17W) ’Section 24 (14N-low) d

C

mined through Cliffside C

C

C

mined through Dog-Fh mina

mined through Section 17

mind through Section 17

a

Jmb Jmb JmW J m w Jmw Jrnw Jt

Jmb JmP

Jmb JmW J m w

Jmw Jrnw J U W

Jmw

JmP

Jrnw lmw

Jmw Jrnw

Jmw Jmw

Jmw Jmw

1976-1978,1980 -United Nuclear-Homestake 1977-1982 - Gnlf 1972-1982 - United Nuclear 1976-1985 - KRT M C G ~ 1979-1985 - Kerr McOee

1979-1981 - Todilto Exp. & Dev. 1976-1978 - Reserve

1980-1982 -Western Nuclear 1980-1982, 1984-1985 - Westem Nuclear

1978-1982 - Kerr M c G ~

1976-1979 -Westem Nuclear

1971-1982 - Kerr McG, 1974-1980 -United Nuclear

1980 - Cobb 1978-1982 - Cobb; 1980 -United Nuclear 1977-1981 - United Nuclear-Homestage; 1981 - Homestake

1981 - Homestake 1973 - United Nuclear-Homestake

1971-1985 - Kerr McGee

1971-1981 -United N~clear-HomeStake;

1971-1982 - Ken M d h

1978-1985 - Kerr McGee 1971-1979 - Kerr McGe

1971-1985 - Kerr McGee

1981-3353 - Homestake 1971-1982 -United Nuclear-Homestake;

1975 - G m Nuclear (ii situ pnoduction) 1971-1985 - Kerr McGea

OCCllllWlCe I number Mine name

Production' HostZ class rock Periods of productiodShipper

13N.10W.25.411

13N.9W.8.114 14N.lOW.25.144

14N.9W.26

14N.9W.26.430 14N.9W.27.310,324 14N.9W.29

14N.9W.30.232 14N.9W.30.141 13N.9W.30.333 14N.9W.31.200 14N.9W.32.122

14N.lIW.32.224 14N.9W.33.213 14N.9W.35.233

Sandoval County

12N.3W.18.141

'Section 25 (13N-1OW)

Section 8 (Spencer Shaft) 3Secti0n 25 (14N-1OW)

Section 26 (14N-9W) mined through Section 35

'Section 26 (14N-1OW) and sandstone

?ktion 27 E and W %ection 29 (1 4N-9W)

'Section 30 (14N-9W) 3 S 4 0 n 30W (14N-9W) 'Section 30 (13N-9W) ' 3 S 4 0 n 31 (14N-9W) 'Section 32 (14N-9W)

mined through Sections 32 I

3Ssecti0n 32-33 (West Ranch) %&ion 33 (14N-9W) Sation 35 (14N-9W)

(Hlizabeth Shaft)

Rio Puerco

C Jt 1971,1979 -United Nuclear; 1912-1973 - United Nuclear-Homestake; 1972-1973 - Bailey and Fife; 1980-1981 -Reserve

C Jmp 1978-1979 -Koppin d Jmw 1971-1981 -United Nuclear-Homestake;

C Jmw 1971-1972, 197-1982 - K m Md;ee 1981-1985 - Homestake

C

d d

Jmw 1971-1982 -Ken McGee Jmw 1971-1979 - United Nuclear Jmw 1971-1982 - K m McG-

C

d d

a

Jmw Jmw Jt JmW JmW

J m w Jmw J m w

J m w

1971-1985 - K m McG- 1971-1985 - K e n McGee 1971 - Bailey and Fife 1971-1972, 1980-1981 - Ken McGee 1971-1981 -United Nuclear-Homestake; 1981-1982 - Homestake 1972 - Hydro N u c I ~ ; 1978 - Cobb 1971-1985 - K m McG- 1971-1985 - K m M c G e

1979-1980 - K m M&ee

Insit0 Leachinn Pilot Plant

17N.13W.9.322, 17N.13W.16

Crownpoint a Jmw 1981-1987 - Mobs (N~fuels)

'Production Class: a - 0-20,oOO Ibs U30g; b - 2O,ooO-1oO,ooO lbs U308: c - 200,000-2 million lbs U308; d - 2 million-20 million lbs U30,; e - greater than 20 million Ibs U30, (total production to dab).

?I& rock Jt - T d t o Limestone; Jmr - Recapture Member; Jmw - Westwater Canyon Member; Jmb - Brushy Basin Member: Jmp - Poison Canyon Sandstone; J m j - Jackpile Sandstone; Jmj - Jackpile Sandstone; Kd - Dakota Formation.

3Produced prior to 1970, included Table 1. Production classification based on total production. 4Properties mined through adjmt shafts.

NOTE: In 1981, the United Nuclear-Homestake Partnership was dissolved. Homestake Mining Co. h e the sole operator of the mill and the Sections 13, 15,23,25, and 32 mines. (AU but Section 23 closed in 1981-1982, but Homestake continued to recover &nm from ine water until June 1990.) In 1983, Kerr McGea reorganized the uranium operations in New Mexico into the Quivira Mining Co. Quivira closed its mines in March 1985 but continued to m v e r uranium from mine water. In 1988, K m McGw sold the Quivira Mining Co. to Rio Algom Ltd. Rio Algom Mining Corp. (US. mbsidiary) continues to recover uranium from mine water.

To Shiprock

Map 8

To Holbrook

0 10 20 30mi

0 10 20 30 40km

To Albuquerque

MAP 1 - LOCATION OF URANIUM ORE DEPOSIT MAPS OF THE GRANTS URANIUM DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO.

*8obcat-Blua Peak

*Poison c.nyonn- Beacon Hill- Davenport-Dog-Flea

*narquez

'Hogan

Sec. 13

*Set. 24

*Sen Hate0

Sec. 29.32

Sec. 19

Pat (Dakota)

+ ~ a J W ~ nesa

sec. 1

sac. 5.7.8

See. 17.18

24 113N RlOU

19.20.21 T13W UlW

23 T13N R9U

14 T13N R9U

13 T 1 3 N R9U

24 11311 ~ 9 u

3 0 T13H R9U

29.32 T13N R 5 U

19 T13H R9U

4 T13N RlOU

1.12 T l2N RW

1 T14N R l l U

5,7,8. T14N RlW

17.18 T14H RlW

?i"rfacs

s u r f a c e - 3 0 0

1800-1875

300-340

." 400-500

."

" _ 500

surfece

" _ 600-700

1160-1200

800-1000. 1400

Jmb primary

Jmb primsry

Jmb primary

Jmb primary

Jmb primary

Jmb primary

Jmb primary ,

Jmb primary

Jmb primery

Kd, Jm _ " Jmb primary

Jmb " _ Jmb primary

Jmb primary

44,206 lbs U308 produced

over 1.3 mill lbo U308 produced

3,757.847 tbs u308 produced

678,510 lbs U308 produced

"_ 37,693 lbs U308 produced

over 2.8 mill lbs U308 produced _ "

_.. 12,645 lbo produced

2.5 mill lbs U 0 reserves 'at 0.2-8.3X

aver 1 mill lbs reserves delineated.

over 100.000 lbs reserves delineated

Hilpert (1969), Rapaport (1965>, Tessendorf (1980)

Ueege (1963). Rapaport (1963)

Repaport (1963)

Rapaport (1963)

_ " "_

NnBHHR flles, Homestake ninlng co. files

Pathfinder files, 1981

Pathfindsr files, 1981

Pathflndcr files, 1981

.-D .- .A.abrosla.s~istrirt-Dstota orebodies (redistributed ore). Production data from ncLemore (1983a). """"""_"""""""~~""~-~~~"""~~~"."~..~~~."""""~"""".~~~~~~"-~.~""~~.""~~"""~~~"""~ .Prapsrty

Estimated Location

P;oductlon depth ift) lbs U308 grade X u308 c a m n t ? r

Average

Febco (Saatl S t a b ) 31 T14N RlW surf lee (included in Silver spur mine)

" _ __.

Silver Spur 31 T14N R1DU surface 29.454 0.25 __. Junlor 4 T13W RlOY surfaze (included in

Pat mine) _ _ _ _ "

See. 5 5 T13Y RlOU surfat e 54 0.12 "_ Also minor anomalies o r occurrences In 2 71311 R l l c ; 5 T13H RlOU: 34 11411 R11U

..

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009-007

008-009

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. . . .

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i . ..

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Jmb primary

*Hogan

Sec. 13

5 e c . 24

%an Hate0

Sec. 29.32

Sec. 19

Pet (Dakota)

+La Jara nesa

see. 1

Sec. 5.7.8

SK. 17.18

19,20,2l T13H UIW

23 T13H RQY

29,32 TUH RQU

19 11311 RQY

4 11311 R l O Y

1,12 112% R9Y

1 114% R l l V

5.7.8, T1LH RlW

17.18 114% RlW

surface-300

1800-1875

300-340

.._ 400-500

" _ 500

surface

" _ 600-700

1160-1200

800-1000.

Jmb primary

Jmb primary

Jrnb primary

Jmb primary

Jmb primary

Jmb primary .

Jmb primary

Jrnb primary

Kd, Jm " _ Jmb primary

Jmb

Jmb primary

" _

Jrnb primary

over 1.3 mill lbs u30a produced

Hilpert (1969). Rapapart (1963). Tensendorf (1980)

3.757.847 lbs U p 8 produced

678.510 lbs u308 produced _ _ _ 37,693 lbs U308 produced

U308 produced over 2.8 mill lbe.

_ _ _ " _

12,645 l b s produced

2 . 5 mill lbs U 0 mserves 'at 0.2-8.3X "_ over 1 mill lba reserves delineated

over 100.000 lbs reserves delineated

Ycege (15'63). Repaport (1963)

Repaport (1963)

Rapaport (1963)

". ". ".

WHBHHR files, Homestake Hining Co. files

Pathfinder files, 1981

Pathfinder files, 1981

Psthfinder files, 1981

Silver Spur 31 TIGII R1ou surface 29.454

Junior 4 T13N RlOY surfate (included in Pat mine)

0.25

_..

*Bobcat-Blus Peak 24 T 1 3 N RlOU s v r f a c e

*Poison Cmym- Bescam Hill- Davenport-Dog-Flee

19.20.21 T13W R?W surface-300

.Msrquez

*Hogan

SCC. 13

*Set. 24

%an Mate0

Sec. 29.32

Sec. 19

P a t (Dakota)

+ ~ a ~ a r a nesa

Sec. 1

sec. 5.7.8

.See. 17.18

23 T13N R 9 U

14 T13N R9Y

13 T13W R9Y

24 T13W R9U

3 0 T13N R9Y

29,32 T13N RW

19 T13W R9U

4 1138 RlOY

1.12 T l2H R9Y

1 11411 R l l Y

5.7.8. T14N RlW

17.18 T14N RlOU

1800-1875

300-340

.__ 400-500

600-700

1160-1200

800-1000, I r o n

Jmb

Jmb

Jmb

Jmb

J m b

J m b

J m b

Jmb

Kd. Jm

Jmb

Jmb

Job

Jmb

primary

primary

primary

primary

primary

primary

primary

primsry

_ _ _ primary

_ _ _ primary

primary

over 1.3 mill lbs U308 produced

3.757.847 Ibs U308 produced

678,510 lbs U308 produced

". 37,693 lbs U308 produced

over 2.8 mill lbs u308 produced

-.- ".

12,645 Ibs produced

2.5 mil[ lbe U 0 reserves 'at 0.1-B.32

". over 1 mill Ibs reserves delineated

over 100.000 Ibs reserves delineated

Hi lper t (19691, Rapaport (19631, Tessendorf (1980)

Ueege (1963). Rapaport (1963)

Rapaport (1963)

_ _ _ " _

Rapeport (1963)

_ _ _ " _

* _ " WMBMHR f i l es , Homestake nining Co. files

pathfinder f i les, 1981

pathfinder files, 1981

Pathfinder flles, 1981

JImfor 4 T1SW RlOY surface (included i n P a t mine)

- _ _ _ _ - see. 5 5 T13W RlLW our fa , e 54 0.12 -.-

.( -. - 0 ,

JI &-" 4. "-

[:, *" .". L ' L,aguna subdistrict

*'.. ___""""_____________________________"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-~-~--------- -~~~~~------- , . ""A

,. Property

, J J - 1 ( L Bar)

1 Estimated Dominant type Location depfh (ft) Host of deposit Estimated size References

23, 24 TllN R5W . 650-700 , Jmbj primary 2.1 mill Lbs U 0 produced, Sohio files (1981) , "________"_,..._______________________""""""""""""""~~.""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""--"---"---"--------"- 2

13;9 mlll lbs a388 reserves Jacobsen (1980) at 0.lbx U308

'* ..

St. Anthony 24 TllN R5W surface Jmbj primary, possibly Over 2,500,000 lbs U308 Balrd and others (3980).

Bi.bo rim cuts 29 TlON R4W s d f a c e Jmbj primary

open pit & shaft 19.30 TlON R9W some remnant produced Sohio files (1981) i " _ " _ 1 Windwhip rim cuts, 34.35 TllN R5W surface-250 Jmbj prlmary included with Jackpile- Holen and Hatchell (1986) ~". il in-situ Paguate

. .. - ' I Walter rim cut 35 TllN R5W surface Jmbj primary included with Jackpile-

, ., j . . . .;.@$up - _ -

> l i ,

I p.

Jackpile-Paguate Tl0,llN R5W open plts & declines

surface-300 Jmbj primary 26.6 mill tons of ore yielding 100 mill lbs

Kittel (1963), Hoppe Hoppe (19781.;

I

o f U308 Beck and others (1980)

i Oak Creek rim cut 1 1 TlON R5W surface Jmbj primary included in Jackpile-Paguate

Woodrow 36 TllN R5W 360 Jm breccia pipe 134,014 lbs U 0 produced, Wylie (1963) average grade30? 1.26%

" _ 1 TlON R5W

______________________________________._"""""""""."""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-"-""""""-~------------""- U308

Q SHAFT 1 A L L mines have produced, mnerallzed zones may still be present. Sohlo files (1981) avallablei for inspection at l"MAC&otechnical Information Center. x

+ ADIT O R DECLINE

OPEN PIT BOUNDARIES, DASHED WHERE EXPECTED TO MINE

fl RIM CUT OR TRENCH I

. ~ ..

X OUTCROP ANOMALY

. , ST. ANTHONY ST. ANTHONY 0 APPROXIMATE OXIDATION- REDUCTtON

INTERFACE IN THE JACKPILE SANDSTONE 20 x

"

"

"

45

ST. ANTHONY -OPEN PIT I 3 (NEAR SURFACE OXIDATION FROM WEATHERING)

N

4 MN SCALE a I n d i a n R e s e r v a t i o n -. - ~ L

2 6 - . - . - . -

29 BIB0

E RIM CUTS KM

! LEACH P

R

32 31 32 ' ILE MINE 36

c

CIRCULAI FAULT

Y

NOODROW MINE

T I IN T ION

IGNEOUS Dl KE

HOUSING , 0 ORE BODY .. 8 ..

2

A H-I

6 I 5

t R5W ,, AND LAGUNA 7- 1/2 M I N TOPOGRAPHIC 34W EASE MAP FROM MOQUINO, MESl QUADRANGLE MAPS.

;IN THE JACKPILE-PAGUATE MINE AREA, RIM CUT II 8 IO

1 LAGUNA SUBDISTRICT,,/ GRANTS URANIUM DISTRICT, :' CIBOLA COUNTY; NEW MEXICO.

~

r.

I

i . . Compiled by V.T. McLemore and-W.L:- Chenoweth from field reconnaissance,' ~ . . . , . ~. .~ ~

.,.-

I

~ "~

~ U.S. Atomic Energy Commision maps, Anaconda maps, Sohio maps,

Beck and others (19801, Jacobsen (19801, Baird and others (1980),'

Moench and Schlee (1 9671, Schlee and Moench (1 963 a,b), Adams and Saucier (1 9811,

G.W. Hazlett (written communi,cation, 19871, and NMBMMR files.

Note: Reserves remain at Sohio, St. Anthony and South.Paquate.

- ~ ~ .. " . r ~ *

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~~~ .~ ~

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X

17 15 14 16

io7 12'30'' ~ 279 ~

T O LAGUNA "" _ _ _ ~

Q , r a f t e d b y V.T. M c l e m o c e & K . C a p p b e l l *

, " R e v i s e d D e c e m - b e r 199 1 I

~

i l

MAP 1, 4- URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE BORREGO PASS AREA,iAMBROSIA LAKE L. CUBDISTRICT, GRANTS URANIUM, CU DISTRICT ; CKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO I

Compiled by V. T. McLemore and W. L. Chensweth from Chapman, Wood, and Griswald, Inc. (19791, Quviria Mining Co. files, NMBMMR

files, Holen and Hatchell (19861, Adams and Saucier (19811, Sayala and Ward (1983) ,Pathfinder Mines CorPl files ~. ~ . ~~~~ - ~.

! VISESD 199 1 I

RI I \ RlOW I

I

I

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I

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4 6 5 I

9 7 8 12

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I I I I

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-1

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I I I I I

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I I I I

- 1

URANIUM .MINERALIZED DEPOSITS IN'I I I I

1 APPROXIMATE OXIDATION- REDUCTION INTERFACE

0 ,MORRISON FORMATION, APPROXI~IATE BOUNDA-RIES

19 20 24

. "" . -

I

I

5 I MI I I

5000 FT I I

28 25 30

-Id- I KM

HAS BEEN NO PRODUCTION " " . I . ~

. ~

'THESE DEPOSITS.

THERE

FROM . .

NOTE:

33 32

T16N

r 1 5 N

To Prewitt

I 6 5 4

I

I / I

I

' 1 I 8 9 7 12

I I ! 1 I

13

by V.T. McLemore- Dra f ted

Revised - ~.

~~

December 198 1

B~~~~~~ pass 7,18, TIGN, mow 2000-2200 Jmw redistributed (roll-type), prnnary

15 millloll pounds Sayala and Ward (1983);

13, TIGN, Rl lW up, a t average Holen and Hatchell (1986); grade of 0.15 % McCalnmon and others (1986)

Borrego Pass 16,17,20,21,27,28, 1800-;ZOO(?) Jmw redistributed (West Largo) 29, TISN, RlOW (roll-type)

8 million pounds McCamrnon and others (1986), U,O, at average Pathfinder Mines Corp. files grade of 0.35%

PEN FIL MAP-5

'Mac 1 12 T15N R14W 518 115 , priniary(?) About 0 4 null Ibe of McLemorc (1YS3:t) U30, producd

VISED 199 1 'Blnck Jack 2 i 8 TI4N R13W 303 Jmh-lower sxnd red~st~tbuted 1,129,004 Ibs of 0.239: U,O, produced Arrderson (1980)

Hoskins (1963),

'Mac 2 18 T15N R13W 288 Jnib-lower sand rcdist!ibuted 109,009 1bs U,O, Wcstcstcrn Nuclcar fila data prodrrced (19RI), McLemoro

(1983a)

?House Lnke 20 T18N R13W 240-300 Jmb-lower snnd redistributed 285,000 Ibs ot 0.18% P'nilhps file data (1977)" orebody U,O, reported

'Ruby 1 21 T18N Rt3W 3UO Jmb-lower snnd ' redlsfributed 2 mill Ibs U,O, Wcstcln Nucl~m file data or ptimary produced 1976-1965 Fishman et ai. (198;)

IRuby 2 27 T18N R13W 300 Jrnlr-lower sand rcdistnbuted production mchldcd Western Nuclear file data , ' m Ruby 2 Ristorcelli (1980) E

. . 1

1 3 V Y w i 'Ruby 4 26 T15N R13W 300 3mb-lower sand prirrary prodoelm lnclutlerl Westcln Nuclcar lik d a b in Ruby 1

i I ! U,08 prodrrccd, in-

cludmg SoutI1 Pod

'Ruby 3 25 T15iN R13W 300 Jnb-lower sa1;d primary 20,000-200,000 Ib.; $Jestern h'uclear file d:~ta

'South Pod 25 T15N R13W 300 Jmb-lower s ~ I rcmnnnt "__ ycitern Nucicnr tile data 2 I t

D r a f t e d b y V.T: McLcmore -& K. Campbel l

Rdvised December 169 1 ~.

. . . ..

GED

TO STATE ROAD 57

8 IO . 15 14 13 14 13 16

R

I b c \: 9 * L

NERALIZATION'

M I N E D THROUGH

.Western Nuclear maps, Thompson( 19801, Hoskins( 1963),Fishman and Reynolds( 1'982, 19861, MacRae(l9631,

'and Phillips uraniutq Corp. files (5977).

I.

" " 2 ~ '

, 1 N.S. 'Fishman (U.S.G.S. written commvn~ication, 1989), G.W. Hazlett (writ+en ,communicatidn, 19871, ..

, . ~ I

r - ~I . .

There is some' controversy between the USGS' (McCammon 'et al., 1986).and industry (Place et ai., 1980)

reguarding th,$ stratigraphie'position of the ore in the Mariano La-ke\trenld. Some industry' geologists call.

the ore bearing sandstone Poison Canyon . The USGS then places it, in the Westwater Canyon

~~

~~ ~

1 ~. .r #

N MN

1 4 PI SHAFT (PRODUCTION IN APPENDIX I )

I /131/20 + DECLINE (PRODUCTION IN APPENDIX I)

22 2!3 24 URANIUM MINERALIZATION OF ANY STRATIGRAPHIC H~ORIZON, APPROX. BOUNDARIES,. PRODUCTION IN APPENDIX 1 , SEE TABLE FOR TYPE OF DEP6SlT . & STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON.

) !APPROXI F;~ATE'&"EXTENT O'F.%XXDATION FRONT IN LOWER 7 *ORE"SAND.'OF BRUS,HW BASIN MEMBER (FISHMAN AND A P P R O X l M A t E E X T E N T OF OXIDATION FRONT IN /

REYNOLDS, 1982,1986, WESTERN 'NUCLEAR F ILES, 1981; PHILLIPS PETROLEUM DATA, 1977) (WESTERN NUCLEAR F ILES, 1981)

UPPER"ORE"SAND OF BRUSHY BASIN MEMBER

b ?

B

T15N

- .

Member. Other geologists (Fishman and Reynolds,' 1986) and the: authors reguard the ore bearing sandstone

is gn . unnamed sandstone in the Iqwer Brushy Basin Member. McLemorei and Chenoweth '(,I989 Table 3) G'" I . . placed the deposits in the Westwater Cinyon, Member to be consistent with McCammon e t ai., . . 1986).

116W 108' 30' I I I I I

R16 R 1 7 \

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T I 7 N \ \

2 6 5 I 6

IO 12 7 7

MANCOS ORE BODY (UNITED NUCLEAR)

14 13 14

. - 0 TETON

I NSlTU LEACH

@ PUSH-PULL ..

17 18 16 16 15

Q

2 3

INSITU LEACH

23 2 0 2 4 19 21 20 21 22

I 15W

26 25 29 28 27 26

~~ . . ."

@proximate oxidat ion-reduct ion interface . . ~ ~ -

X OPEN P I T

B SHAFT

N r * ADIT

&7 URANIUM MlNERALlZATiON IN MORRISON FM.

URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN DAKOTA FM.

,, URANIUM MINERALIZATION IN MORRISON FM.' fl , W H I C H H A S BE-EN PARTIALLY MINED RESERVES .. -

M A Y BE PRESENT.

00 FT

35

pCDS

31 3 2 33 3 4 35

FOUTZJ 3

Q (YFLLOW JACKET)

. - ! FOUTZ 2:

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I

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T16N

TO CH t RCHROCK T l5N

~~. ~ :j=OUTZ I

0 .5 I KM

6 5 4 - *q . I

GljRIS?.ENSEN

;r 4 .( . - ~

W I LLIAMS S.ANTA FE AND REYNOLDS (U MINE) "(RATS NEST MINE, U

I. :CHRISTENSEN IWESTWATE R

3 -. .

' BASE MAP CHURCHROCK'PINEDALE, OAK SPRING,AND HARDGROUND 7-1,2 M,N. TOPOGRAPH,C QUADRANGLE MAPS

BOTH WILLIAMS AND REYNOLDS AND CHRISTENSEN

,PRODUCED UNDER U MINE

R 1 7 W R 1 6 W

4 i

i

1 I i ~.

-I -""

Churchrock subdistrict-Dakota orebodies (redistributed ore). Productron data from chdnoueth (1989). 'ore shipped from both Williams and Reynolds and Christensen mines are identified in the AEC ore rrcelpts as the U mine. ______________________________________._"""""~"~"""""""""""""""""""""--"--~-"------""----

Estimated Production Average Property Location depth (ft) lbs U308 grade % U308 Comments

Old Churchrock 8,9,16,17 T16N Rl6W 800-900 188,686 0.21 mine produced ore ______________"_________________._.____"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-------"--"---------

from Kd from both Kd and Jm; plans under- way for in situ leach project

Navajo Lases reserves

(united Nuclear)

*Section 3 3 T16N R 1 6 W section 9, 16 9,16 T16N RldW 320-480

surface

surface-20

Reserves- 150,000

0.19 " _

none " - "-

3,954 0.15 " _ Del ter 36 TlbN R17W

Williams and Reynolds (U mine)

Christensen (U mine)

1 4 T15N R16W

1 4 T15N Rl6W

Santa Fe Christensen 3 T15N R16U (Rats Nest mlne)

Hogback 3-5 12 T15N R18U

Diamond No. 2 33 T15N R17U (includes Mike Smith

and N. Becenti lease) lease, Largo claims,

Sec. 28-E. Becenti 28 T15N R17W

M o k m o r e (19834

McLemore (1983~) 7, T16N R16W 100

100

4,506

, *,,,-

1,836

0.18 -" Section 7

0.28 -" (Mancos)

*Teton-Sec. 13 13 T16N R17W (insitu leach)

I

1300 Jmw primad, reserves of 41.9 Peterson (1980),

ut average grade of &istibuted million Ibs of U308 Holen and HatcheU (1986)

I I

' * I 0.12% including surface

surface-300

24,234

244,939

0.19

0.22 mineralized zones extends into sec. 34

- "

I adjacent sections

.. about produced 200 Ibs Us08 Holen and HatcheU (1986) I *Grac&ite I 23 T16N R17W 500 Jmw

McLemore (1983a)

McLemore (1983a) surface

I-~

Section 19 3,350 0.20 " _

A l s o mlnor anomalies or occurrences i n 33, '34 T15N R17U; 36 T16N R18U (Black Rainbow); 15 T15N R16U . """""""""_""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""~."--""""""--- , .. I

L ' *

I

Section 21 21 T1 6 N R 1 5 W

*Foutz 1, 2, 3 4,s T15N R16W small (1000 lbs U308) Hilpen (1969)s

31 Tl6N R16W orebodies McCammon et 01. (1986)

*Westwater 2T15N R16W Jmw remnant 26,571 lbs at 0 28% U308 produced MbCamnlon et at. (1986)

- Jmw(1) remnant(?) - -

surface Jmw remnant

1 64 H d s r t (1969).

/

MAP 7 wised 1

,

T o C o y o t e C a n y o n T o C h a c o C a n y o n R14W 'R13W

35O 15' I b I

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R13W R I 2W 1

31 35 36 j I 35 34 36 32 33 I I

I ~

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6 2 I 6 5 4

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8 IO 12 7 12 9

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\

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MOB1 L SOUTH

TREND

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17 16

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CROWNPOINT

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4 MOBIL MQNUMENT

29 28 26 25 25 26 I . . CHACO,

I CANYON ' - . ' NATIONAL 1 M O N U M E N T

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I 35 36

31 36 31 32 32 33 35 I NAVAJO INDIAN RESERVATION I i _ . __.-.-.-. ~ "."".-.-~"--"--~-~-- ~

Cr,o!Jnpoint s u b d i s t r i c t I - I

Estimated $ 8 Dominant tyye I """"-".~..""- """_ """" """" - - - - - ~ " " - """"_"" 1 " " _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Proper ty Locat ion depth ( f t ) Host of depos i t Es t imated s ize

1

Nay:row Capyon 2,3 T17N R14W 2450 Jmb, Jmw . pi-imary (Sta-riding Rock) U308 reserves

Da l ton Pass

Sec t ion 30

13,14,23,24 T17N R14W 2200-2800 Jmw "I -

,

30 T17N R I W 2200-2800 J mu

. I r e d i s t r i b u t e d , some pr imary

20 mill l b s o f 0.1% Perkins (19~79), Adams and ' U308 reserves Saucier (1980), 'D,ay e t a t .

r e d i s t r i b u t e d 5 mill l b s o f 0.12% 'Perkins (1979)

(1983) ~

U308 reserves

BASE MAP FROM DALTON PASS, CROWNPOINT, AND HEARTROCK 7-1/2 MINUTE TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAPS. T o T h o r e a u

,Draf ted-by- V.P. McLemore & K . Campbell Revised FDecember I99 1 ~~

0 2000 4000 FP

0 .5 1 KM -

S,ect idn '32 32 T17N R13U Jmw(?) r e d i s t r i b u t e d

"

APPROXIMATE OUTLINE OF MINERAErZAXEONCSO'OI % U 3 0 WESTWATER CANYON MEMBER, MORRISON FORMATIPN,~ D ~ S H E D WHERE e '?APPROXIMATE OUTLINE OF MINERALIZATION ~ O O I , % U '0

INFERRED

BRUSHY BASIN MEMBER, MORRISON FORMATION 3, 8

SHAFT

APPROXIMATE OXIDATION- REDUCTION INTERFACE

" _ Holen and H~atchel l (1986)

Canyon 34 T17N 'Ri3W 3 Tl6N R13W

, 2200-2800 Jmw r e d i s t r i b u t e d 5 mill l bs of 0.12% Perk ins (19179), Adam and

U308 reserves Saucier (1980). McCammon e t a t . (198:6)

Mobil North Trend 4,s T17N R13W 1900-2000 Jmw primary, red ' i s t r lbu ted

" _ Vogt e t a1.i (1982)

' 'Mobil Sauth Trend 6,?3,9,15,16 T17N R13W

1900-2000 J mu prlmary, 10 mill Lbs U308 r e d i s t r i b u t e d reserves (1982) ,

Perkins (1979), Vogt e t a t .

~orioco Crownpoint 19.29 T17N Rl2W I:,

2000 Jmw r e d i s t r i b u t e d , 10 mill Lbs U308 Wentworth e t a t . k1980) pr imary reserves

.'.i., x.: L Monument 18 T17N R12W 1900-2000 J mu r e d i s t r i b u t e d - " Holen and Hatchel l (1986)

, 1 1.3 ~ ~

Some p r o d u c t i o n f r o m i n - s i t u p l l o t p l a n t i n sec. 9; o ther depos i ts have, not been developed. MtCa~mon et 'a l . (1986) l i s t N a r r o w Canyon as pr imary and o thers as r e d i s t r i b u t e d .

~

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1

AP 8 IO

REVISED 19

Nose Rock area ' . ~ .Estimted Dominant type

Property Locatiou depth (ft) Host of deposit Bstimhted size Referrences' _ , ~~

~~

Miue Unit #I 31 T19N RllW, 3 100 Jmw primary, 36.2 mill Ibs U,O, Philliips files (1981), 1 T18N RlPN, redistributed Clark (1980) *

36 TlSN R12N

Miue Unit #2 10, 15 T19N RllW 2750-2850 Jmw primary 9.7 mill Ibs U,08.at Philliips files (1981) 0.167%: an nddlttonal e 18

B

0 17 16

0.061% 1 d i i lis u,o, at

Mine Unit #3 30 T19NR11W - 3000-3150 Jmw primary 12.4 mill Ibi U,O, at- Phillli& files (1981) 0.1%: m additional Q

1.4 211 Ibs U,08 at 0.06 %

Sec. 18, 19 18, 19 T19N RllW 3100 Jmw primary - Philllips files (1981) . :I Sec.\l6 16 Ti8N R12W 2600-2700 Jmw primary

proposed in-situ leach project

- Pldllips files (1981)

I

32 32 T19N Rl2W 3000-3200 Jmw primary 10-15 mill Ibs U,08 Phillips files (1976), proposed in-situ Holeri and Hatchell (1986) "

leach project L~ ~

not shown on map due to lack of data Phillips files are available foor public inspection at the NMBMMR GeotecGcaI Information Ceuter.

~

20 21

..

, . L -I

0

BASE MAP FROM EECENTI LAKE, NOSE ROCK, AND SEVEN LAKES NW 7 1/2" TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE MAPS

.~

GRANTS URANIUM DISTI~ICT, M~KINLEY COUNTY, -'- ~ ~

NEW MEXICO. SHAFT.

URANIUM MINERALIZATION 'DEP.O.S.IT ~ . . ~ .

O F ANY -STRATiGRAPHIC, 'HORIZON ; IN THE WE,STWATER

C A N Y O N M E M ~ E R . _. ~. ~.

. - -1.

Q& 30

"

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