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Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

Occurrence in Hidalgo county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Materials 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 10062868
MRDS ID TC36459
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.8723, 32.16791 (WGS84)
Elevation 1268
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 0.75 MI E OF STATE ROUTE 338, 8 MI S OF INTERSTATE 10

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swallow Fork Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 24S 20W 35 S2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO N/2, SEC. 2, T25S, R20W; PLAYA LAKE FLOOR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD TO FAIR
Result UNIFORMITY IS GOOD
Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE SILT AND CLAY
Result PLASTIC INDEX OF THE OVERBURDEN IS 6
Result 24% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 2"
Result FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 0% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OR 100% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 96% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 88% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 64% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 41% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 2% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.8723, 32.16791
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • MATERIAL IS DRY.

Comments on development

  • EXTENSIONS TO THE EXISTING PIT SUGGESTED TO THE N AND E. ; ECON.COM: 8.3 MI HAUL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAKE DEPOSIT; CLAST CONSISTS OF RHYOLITE, ANDESITE, OTHER IGNEOUS ROCKS, SOME SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 10 FT; RESTS ON GRAVEL, SAND AND SILT.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES MESQUITE, SAGE, AND SMALL BUSHES; LAB NOS. 58-4366-4398.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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