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Ozark-Mahoning Co. Brine Wells

Past Producer in Eddy county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Bromine, Sodium
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105272
MRDS ID TC36027
Record type Site
Current site name Ozark-Mahoning Co. Brine Wells

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.3755, 32.12515 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eddy(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carlsbad Caverns(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carlsbad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Carlsbad(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Eddy

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
24S; 25S; 26S 25E;26E;27E;25E;26E;27E;25E;26E;27E New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • PICKED CENTER POINT OF FOUR 7 1/2 MIN QUADS; JUMPING SPRING, RATTLESNAKE SPRING, BLACK RIVER VILLAGE, CARLSBAD CAVERNS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary
Sodium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BRINES HAULED BY TRUCK TO MONAHANS TEXAS FOR PROCESSING

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Castile Formation
    Rock description Castile Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.3755, 32.12515
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1951
Year of last production 1957

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALTO, B.R., FULTON, R.S., AND HAIGLER, L.B., 1977, SALINES, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 299-306

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURS AT SHALLOW DEPTH 67-170 FT IN GYPSUM STRATA; EXPLORATORY WELLS WERE DRILLED; ONLY SMALL PORTION PRODUCED BRINE IN ECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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