| Deposit ID | 10009681 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002774 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Owen-Roybal Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.77779, 36.18422 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2179 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 19 MILES S 37 W OF TAOS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Taos(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trampas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Taos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Taos |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023N | 011E | 33 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Vadito Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Vadito Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.77779, 36.18422 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 34 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Picuris District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cox Exploration Co. |
| Home office | Fredonia, Ks. |
| First year | 1962 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Owen, A. A., Arellano Agustin and Ernestino |
| First year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002774 | |
| Office of Mineral Exploration | OME | OME | 6251 |
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGES
REDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 65-66
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
REDMON, D.E., 1960 P. 66
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-77 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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