| Deposit ID | 10062597 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36119 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baker Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.8631, 32.2618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 6 MI W OF DEMING, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Deming West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 23S | 10W | 34 | SE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gravel | Ore |
| Result | MATERIAL QUALITY IS GOOD FOR FINE AGGREGATE |
|---|---|
| Result | UNIFORMITY IS FAIR |
| Result | 20% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST |
| Result | MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 8" |
| Result | FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 5% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OTHERWISE FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1/2", 100% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 64% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 48% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 4% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.8631, 32.2618 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hamilton Western Construction Inc. |
| First year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36119 |
HATTON, K.S., CHILDS, M.B., BARKER, J.M., KING, R.S., AND BOLTON, R.G., 1990, MINES AND MILLS IN NEW MEXICO: MINING AND MINERALS DIVISION, NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, 50 P.
LOVELACE, A.D., BARBER, IRENE, CUMMINGS, JAN, UNDERWOOD, BILL, HUESINGER, VICTOR, AND LIND, JOHN, 1962, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOIL STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 10: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BURIED STREAM CHANNEL; CLASTS DERIVED FROM IGNEOUS ROCKS, QUARTZITE AMONG OTHERS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 20 FT; RESTS ON SILT AND CLAY. |
| Deposit | VEGETATION INCLUDES GREASEWOOD, MESQUITE, AND CACTI; LAB NOS. 57-14683-14704. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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