| Deposit ID | 10021594 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE00270 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Palmas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.62532, 27.37531 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MILES NE OF HEBBRONVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Duval(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hebbronville NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Falfurrias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Laredo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palo Blanco(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Duval |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Catahoula Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Catahoula Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -98.62532, 27.37531 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1981-1985 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Everest Minerals |
| First year | 1981 |
| Last year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE00270 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 52.
TX BEG, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-90 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-93 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.