| Deposit ID | 10062691 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36235 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Mexico Potash Corporation |
| Alternate or previous names | Hobbs Underground Potash Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.7291, 32.61264 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 MI ENE OF CARLSBAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lea(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laguna Gatuna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hobbs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hobbs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Pecos-Black(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Lea |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21S | 31E | 4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sylvite | Ore |
| Model code | 250 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.2 (35ab) |
| Deposit model name | Potash-bearing bedded salt |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mcnutt Member Of Salado Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mcnutt Member Of Salado Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -103.7291, 32.61264 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Delaware Basin And Northwest Shelf Of Permian Basin |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| District name | Carlsbad Potash District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Potash, Previously Kerr Mcgee Chemical |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36235 |
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.
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1982, GEOLOGIC OVERVIEW OF THE CARLSBAD POTASH MINING DISTRICT, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE SOUTHWEST, AUSTIN, G.S., ED., NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 17-21.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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