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Fife Prospects

Occurrence in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014994
MRDS ID DAV0100
Record type Site
Current site name Fife Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.64078, 34.94647 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mesa Redonda(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

The Caprock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clovis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Revuelto(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Quay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
8N 31E 3 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAAPPROXIMATE LOCATION, 2 KM ACCURACY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Rock unit name Redonda, Lower Part
    Rock description Redonda, Lower Part
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.64078, 34.94647
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Comments on the geologic information

  • RADIOACTIVE PALE-YELLOW-GREEN LAMINATED CLAYSTONE 8 IN THICK. CHANNEL SAMPLE TESTED .001% U3O8 AND .007% EU3O8. ANOTHER SAMPLE HAD .033% EU3O8.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINCH, W.I., 1972, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1950'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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