| Deposit ID | 10013007 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Antonio Valley Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | San Antonio Valley Uranium Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.2645, 35.257 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 34 MILES N 78 E OF GRANTS, Within A Radius Of One Mile., Within A Radius Of One Mile., Within A Radius Of One Mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Marquez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012N | 004W | 21 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Morrison Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Morrison Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.2645, 35.257 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Width | 304.8M |
| Depth to top | 243.84M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Grants Uranium District: Laguna Subdistrict: Marquez Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Minerals Co. |
| Home office | 5101 Copper Ne, Albuquerque, N.M. 87108 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009057 |
CHAPMAN, WOOD, AND GRISWOLD, INC., 1979 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP 31
MOORE, S.C., AND LAVERY, N.G., 1980 NMBMMR MEM 38, P. 276-283
URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY, 1981 N.M. ENERGY AND MINERALS DEPT., P. 110-111
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN AN ELONGATE, SOUTHEAST-TRENDING DEPOSIT ABOUT 1 MI. LONG, 1000 FT. WIDE, 6 FT. TO 12 FT. THICK AND AT A DEPTH OF MORE THAN 800 FT.. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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