| Deposit ID | 10067181 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | US35006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Box Canyon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Wasson, Wasson-Box Canyon, Box Canyon-Wasson, Claim: Box Canyon Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.50726, 36.20143 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 35.2 MILES DUE SOUTH OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM., Within A Radius Of 100 Feet, Within A Radius Of 100 Feet, Within A Radius Of 100 Feet |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Youngsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023N | 004E | 28 | E2 OF NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Result | IN 1956 A GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED AS 0.03 TO 0.05 PERCENT U3O8. IN 1957 LOW GRADE ORE WAS MINED WITH A 1:1 U:V RATIO (ANDERSON, 1980). |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Toadilito Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Toadilito Limestone | ||||
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| (1) | -106.50726, 36.20143 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Intraformational Fold |
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Chama Basin |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Box Canyon Mining Co. |
| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE V | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.11% V2o5 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE U | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.10% U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 79.25M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | US35006 |
ANDERSON, O.J., 1980, NMBMMR OFR-148, 778 P.
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 3-7, 1-360.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
HILPERT, L.S., 1969, USGS PP 603, P 46
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR-183, P. 3-7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Deposit | THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTRAFORMATIONAL FOLD SIMILAR TO TODILITO DEPOSITS IN THE GRANTS DISTRICT. (MCLEMORE, 1983) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-76 | Unknown | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-83 | Murray, Diane | U.S. Geological Survey |
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