| Deposit ID | 10014283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010988 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pineapple Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.02669, 36.45976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2274 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 34 MILES S 29 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Madera(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 026N | 009E | 30 | SW OF SW OF SW OF NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYED 0.03% U308 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.02669, 36.45976 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| District name | Petaca District: La Madera-Palomas Canyon Group |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. H. Wells |
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.03 Percent U308 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010988 |
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1, P. 1-384
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MCLEMORE (1983) DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE PEGMATITE. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: LA MADERA-PALOMAS CANYON GROUP AND LA PALOMA MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S (?) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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