Wallace Ranch Prospect

Past Producer in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015004
MRDS ID DAV0113
Record type Site
Current site name Wallace Ranch Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.45049, 34.98341 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Apache Canyon(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
9N 33E 5 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CLOVIS 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result A HAND-PICKED SAMPLE OF NODULES CONTAINED .12% U3O8 AND >10% CU, .70% V, .003% AG, 1.5% AS, AND .003% SE.

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
    Rock unit name Chinle, Middle
    Rock description Chinle, Middle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.45049, 34.98341

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Comments on the geologic information

  • URANIUM IS PRESENT ONLY IN A THICK, DOMINANTLY DARK TO ORGANISH SHALE BED THAT APPEARS TO DIRECTLY OVERLIE THE MIDDLE SANDSTONE MEMBER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Red Peak Mining Co.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHERT NODULES CONTAINING MALACHITE, AZURITE, AND TORBERNITE OCCUR IN A ZONE THAT CROPS OUT FOR 1,500 FT AROUND A PLAYA-LIKE SURFACE. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATIONS OF NODULES ARE IN AN AREA 200 X 300 FT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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