Uranium Mines in New Mexico

700Total Sites
79Active

Uranium Mining in New Mexico

New Mexico has 700 uranium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 79 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
McKinley County347
Cibola County74
Sandoval County71
San Juan County53
Rio Arriba County39
San Miguel County31
Quay County20
Grant County14
Lincoln County12
Santa Fe County7
Socorro County5
Bernalillo County4
Guadalupe County4
Taos County4
Colfax County2
Eddy County2
Hidalgo County2
Otero County2
Catron County1
Chaves County1
De Baca County1
Harding County1
Mora County1
Sierra County1

Uranium Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
AlexRio ArribaWellProducer
Blue PeakMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Bluewater Uranium MillCibolaProcessing PlantProducer
Church Rock #2McKinleyUndergroundProducer
Church Rock Mill (Facility)McKinleyProcessing PlantProducer
Church Rock MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Cobb Nuclear Section 12 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Crownpoint Leach ProjectMcKinleyProcessing PlantProducer
Dog Flea MineMcKinleySurfaceProducer
Doris ExtensionMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
F-9-2 MineCibolaUndergroundProducer
Flea Doris ExtensionMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Grants Uranium District: Church Rock SubdistrictMcKinleyProducer
H-1 MineCibolaUndergroundProducer
Haystack Open PitMcKinleySurfaceProducer
Haystack UndergroundMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Homestake F-33 MineCibolaUndergroundProducer
Inez U DepositGrantProducer
Jj #1CibolaSurfaceProducer
Johnny M MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kermac No 10 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 17 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 19 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 22 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 24 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 29McKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 30 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 30 West MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 33 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr McGee Sec 35 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Kerr-McGee ConcentratorMcKinleyProcessing PlantProducer
Kerr-McGee Section 36 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
L-Bar Uranium Mill (Facility)CibolaProcessing PlantProducer
Meadows Mine #4San JuanSurface-UndergroundProducer
Milan MineProducer
Monument Leach Project, Sec 28McKinleyProcessing PlantProducer
Mount Taylor MineCibolaProducer
Mt Taylor MineCibolaUndergroundProducer
Northeast Church Rock MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Nose Rock No. 1 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Nuclear Power Sec 12McKinleyUndergroundProducer
P-10 MineCibolaUndergroundProducer
P-9-2CibolaUndergroundProducer
Pw-2 and 3CibolaUndergroundProducer
Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 DeclineMcKinleyProducer
Section 13 MineMcKinleyProducer
Section 13 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Section 14 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer
Section 15 MineMcKinleyProducer
Section 15 MineMcKinleyUndergroundProducer

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